Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 2015–2019 Contents

Chronology of commemorative coins issued into circulation in 2015–2019...... 3

Commemorative coins issued in 2015...... 3

Commemorative coins issued in 2016...... 39

Commemorative coins issued in 2017...... 80

Commemorative coins issued in 2018...... 125

Commemorative coins issued in 2019...... 164

Hryvnia banknotes and small-denomination and circulation Ukrainian coins issued into circulation in 2015–2019...... 201

Hryvnia banknotes issued in 2015–2019...... 201

Hryvnia banknotes of 2003–2007 design issued in 2015–2019...... 214

Small-denomination and circulation Ukrainian coins issued in 2015–2019...... 216

Chronology of the commemorative coins issued into circulation in 2015–2019, broken down by thematic series...... 221

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 2 Commemorative Coins Issued in 2015

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 3 CHILDREN’S ZODIAC SERIES 2015

Aquarius (Little Water Carrier)

Put into circulation 19 January 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 7.78 (1/4 ounce)

Diameter*, mm 26.5

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth

Mintage, units Up to 10,000

Designer Engraver Nataliia Fandikova Volodymyr Demianenko

The coin is dedicated to children born under the sign and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing of Aquarius. and Minting Works are to the right, while to the left there is the indication of metal, its fineness and weight Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms Ag 925/7,78. of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank On the coin reverse there is the conventionalized of Ukraine); below there is the coin face value composition: to the left, on the lusterless surface, ДВІ ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias) under the conventionalized there is the sign of Aquarius; in the center there composition – against the background of the sky is depicted a boy on the grass; above there of stars there are the images of Zodiac signs, Moon is the inscription ВОДОЛІЙЧИК (little water carrier). and Sun; the coin issue year indication 2015

*The coin is enneagonal

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 4 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

Halshka Hulevychivna

Put into circulation 27 January 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coin is dedicated to Elizabeth (Halshka) conventionalized composition representing Vasylivna Hulevychivna, who played an important the transfer of land, – against the background role in the Ukrainian cultural and national revival of the page with Halshka Gulevychivna’s autograph that took place in late 16th and early 17th centuries. there are depicted a pen (top) and a seal (below), Halshka, who descended from a Volhynian noble to the right there are the coin face value family, was one of the founders of the Kyiv 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias), coin issue year indication Brotherhood and the Epiphany Monastery with 2015 and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote a school for children. To that end, she donated Printing and Minting Works. her mansion, together with land, in Podil in Kyiv in 1615, where the Kyiv Brotherhood School On the reverse there is depicted the conventionalized was founded (and which later became the Kyiv composition: above there is facade of the building, Mohyla Academy). which began the history of Kyiv Brotherhood School, below there are the inscriptions ГАЛШКА/ Obverse: on the obverse of the coins there are ГУЛЕВИЧІВНА (Halshka Gulevychivna) and years depicted: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ/БАНК УКРАЇНИ of her life 1575/1642, to the left there are depicted (National Bank of Ukraine) and the Small Coat Halshka Gulevychivna and children. of Arms of Ukraine to the right; and the

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 5 CHILDREN’S ZODIAC SERIES 2015

Pisces (Little Fish)

Put into circulation 16 February 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 7.78 (1/4 ounce)

Diameter*, mm 26.5

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth

Mintage, units Up to 10,000

Designer Engravers Nataliia Fandikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Anatolii Demianenko

The coin is dedicated to the children born under with the child that is enjoying a balmy sleep thereunder; the sign of Pisces. the coin issue year indication 2015 and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works On the obverse: above there is the Small Coat are to the right, while to the left there is the indication of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription of metal, its fineness and weight Ag 925/7,78. НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); below there is the coin face value On the coin reverse there is the conventionalized ДВІ ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias) under the conventionalized composition – to the left, on the lusterless surface, composition – against the background of the sky the sign of Pisces, in the center – the fish and, above, of stars there are the images of Zodiac signs the inscription РИБКИ (little fish).

*The coin is enneagonal

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 6 TO THE HEROES OF THE MAIDAN SERIES 2015

Euromaidan

Put into circulation 18 February 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units Up to 100,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Roman Chaikovskyi

The National Bank of Ukraine has issued three (5/hryvnias) and issue year 2015 indication commemorative coins – “Euromaidan”, “Revolution (to the left); the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote of Dignity” and “Heavenly Hundred” in the series Printing and Minting Works (below); in the centre, “To the Heroes of the Maidan” eternizing the memory within the square formed by the inscription quoting of the fallen and the events that took place in Ukraine Article 5 of the Constitution of Ukraine: НОСІЄМ in November 2013 – February 2014 and have taken СУВЕРЕНІТЕТУ/І ЄДИНИМ ДЖЕРЕЛОМ/ВЛАДИ their place in history as the Revolution of Dignity. В УКРАЇНІ/Є НАРОД (The bearers of sovereignty/ and the only source/of power in Ukraine/ The commemorative coin is dedicated to the protest are its people) there is a fragment representing actions that took place in Ukraine and were full the viche (popular assembly). of the aspiration for changes, for the European direction of our country development. On the coin reverse there is depicted the symbolic composition: against the background of the European On the coin obverse, against the embossment Union flag the clenched hand is holding the State Flag background, being a conventionalized image of Ukraine (the flags are represented with use of pad of the wavering flag, there are: the inscription УКРАЇНА printing); to the left there is the legend ЄВРОМАЙДАН (Ukraine) above with the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine (Euromaidan). to the left thereof; the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 7 TO THE HEROES OF THE MAIDAN SERIES 2015

Revolution of Dignity

Put into circulation 18 February 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units Up to 100,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the civic spirit Coat of Arms of Ukraine (to the right) and the coin face and patriotism manifested by the citizens of Ukraine value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) and issue year 2015 of all nationalities aspiring to develop and strengthen indication with the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote the democracy, its constitutional principles, human Printing and Minting Works (to the left). rights and liberties. On the coin reverse there is depicted the composition On the coin obverse, against the background in the form of the cross representing a moment of the bell, there are: the inscription УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) of the events – opposition offering (pad printing used); above with the image of a participant in the events above there is the inscription РЕВОЛЮЦІЯ/ГІДНОСТІ thereunder; against the embossment background (revolution/of dignity). of the coin representing the flame there are: the Small

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 8 TO THE HEROES OF THE MAIDAN SERIES 2015

Heavenly Hundred

Put into circulation 18 February 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units Up to 100,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The commemorative coin is consecrated to the memory and the inscription ГЕРОЇ/НЕ ВМИРАЮТЬ! (Heroes/ of the heroes that have become a symbol of the dignity; don’t die!); against the smooth background to the left each of them has accomplished a feat having risen there are the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) in rebellion against the violence and injustice, having and issue year 2015 indication, to the right – the mint sacrificed the most valuable – the life – for the new mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. reviving Ukraine. On the coin reverse there is the composition: On the coin obverse there are depicted: above, against the candles whose flames rise against the background the background of the pavement, the inscription of the blue and yellow (pad printing used) State Flag УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) with the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and symbolize the heroes’ souls; above, of Ukraine thereunder; put on the pavement against the smooth background, there is the legend: carnations that symbolize the heroes’ blood shed НЕБЕСНА/СОТНЯ (heavenly/hundred).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 9 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

Mykhailo Verbytskyi

Put into circulation 4 March 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engravers Mykola Kochubei Anatolii Demianenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of Ukraine thereunder and images of people singing of the birth of Mykhailo Mykhailovych VERBYTSKYI, the anthem to the left and right thereof; the coin face a Ukrainian composer, public figure, chorus conductor, value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) below with the coin issue priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church year indication 2015 to the right and the mint mark and the author of music of the National Anthem of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works of Ukraine. to the left thereof.

The coin obverse bears: the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) Reverse bears Mykhailo Verbytskyi’s portrait with above, the conventionalized composition: against the flower ornament pattern, image of the lyre, the background of the national flag of Ukraine the to the left of the portrait, and the conventionalized anthem lines ЩЕ НЕ ВМЕРЛА УКРАЇНИ/І СЛАВА, representation of the musical notation thereunder; І ВОЛЯ,/ЩЕ НАМ, БРАТТЯ/МОЛОДІЇ,/УСМІХНЕТЬСЯ/ indication of the years of his life: 1815 (to the left) ДОЛЯ. (Yet not died (has) of Ukraine/both glory, and 1870 (to the right); the bow-shaped inscription and freedom/still upon us, brothers/brave,/ МИХАЙЛО ВЕРБИЦЬКИЙ (Mykhailo Verbytskyi) shall smile/the fate.) with the Small Coat of Arms to the right beneath.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 10 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

Yakiv Hnizdovskyi

Put into circulation 31 March 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engravers Oleksandr Kuzmin, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Mariia Skoblikova Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coin commemorates the centenary of birth Obverse: on the obverse of the coin there are depicted: of Yakiv Yakovych HNIZDOVSKYI (alias Jacques above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine Hnizdovsky, Jakub Gniazdowski, Jakiv Hnizdovskij), with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ an outstanding master of visual arts in Ukrainian БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); to the Diaspora, painter and graphic artist, sculptor, right – the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing art historian and critic, a master of multifaceted talent and Minting Works, the legend 2015 (the coin issue having an innovative approach to the creative work, year) and the coin face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias), who has resuscitated the woodcarving art. in the centre there is depicted the conventionalized The multifarious and extremely rich artistic heritage work of Ya. Hnizdovskyi “Sunflower” (1974). of this singular master, including hundreds of pictorial and graphic works, woodcuts, sculptural compositions, On the reverse: in the centre there is depicted the work tapestries, interesting research works in the history of Yakiv Hnizdovskyi “Self-Portrait” (1981); to the left of arts, has enriched the treasure-house of Ukrainian there is the inscription of years of his life 1915/1985, and world art. below there is the inscription ЯКІВ ГНІЗДОВСЬКИЙ (Yakiv Hnizdovskyi) (to the right).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 11 OTHER COINS SERIES 2015

120 Years of Kharkiv Zoo

Put into circulation 15 April 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Demianenko Volodymyr Demianenko

The coin commemorates one of the oldest zoos Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms in Europe, which performs cultural and educational of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription УКРАЇНА functions and is an architectural landmark of Kharkiv. (Ukraine), the conventionalized composition: animals in the zoo meeting young visitors at the entrance; The zoo is located in the city center, occupying below – the legend 2015 (the coin issue year), the coin an area of 22 hectares and comprising about face value 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias); the mint mark 400 species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works and mammals. Among them, there are 145 rare (to the right). and endangered species listed in the International Red List of Threatened Species On the reverse: in the center against the background and the Red List of Threatened Species of the conventionalized image of the city of Kharkiv of Ukraine. In 1925, Kharkiv Zoo was the first there are depicted the elephant holding a flower in its in Ukraine to buy for its collection a representative trunk and the inscriptions ХАРКІВСЬКИЙ ЗООПАРК of one of the largest animals in the world – (Kharkiv Zoo) (semicircular, above) and 120/років the elephant. (120/years) (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 12 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

150 Years of the Odesa Illia Mechnikov National University

Put into circulation 28 April 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 33.0 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,000 35,000

Designers Engravers obverse – Nataliia Fandikova, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, reverse – Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The coins are dedicated to the 150th Anniversary and the issue year 2015 (below), on the nickel of one of the oldest educational establishments silver coin – 2/ГРИВНІ/2015 (2/hrynias/2015) of Ukraine, which ranks high in the educational and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing system formation, development of research and Minting Works. and culture in Ukraine and has a strong international reputation. Reverse: against the dark background there is depicted Odesa Illia Mechnikov National University Obverse: above there are the Small Coat of Arms and along the coin circumference there is the inscription of Ukraine with the inscription УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) ОДЕСЬКИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ ІМЕНІ underneath; the conventionalized composition І. І. МЕЧНИКОВА (Odesa Illia Mechnikov National symbolizing the science fields and the educational University), below against the relief background process; in the centre there is the face value: there is inscribed 1865, the year of the establishment on the silver coin – 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) of the university.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, weight in fineness 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 13 WORLD WAR II SERIES 2015

70 Years of Victory. 1945–2015

Put into circulation 5 May 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coin is dedicated to the 70th anniversary composition symbolizing life – a family tree of the victory over Nazism in Europe and perpetuates with a bird sitting in the nest of viburnum branch against the act of bravery of the Ukrainian nation, its significant the background thereof; to the right – there is the year contribution to the victory of the anti-Hitler coalition of issue – 2015, below – the face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ in World War II. (5/hryvnias), to the left – the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. From the first days of the war and until October 1944, the territory of Ukraine was the central part of the entire On the reverse: there is the following conventionalized European theater of military operations in World War II composition: a soldier’s helmet and red poppy flowers and suffered enormous human and material losses. (pad printing) – as symbols of remembrance; to the left there is the inscription – 1945, to the right – 2015; Obverse: above there is the semicircular inscription there are triangles, symbolizing candle flames, УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) under which there is the Small above there is the semicircular inscription – 70 РОКІВ Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the conventionalized ПЕРЕМОГИ (70 Years of Victory).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 14 OTHER COINS SERIES 2015

Kyiv Funicular

Put into circulation 27 May 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Oleksandr Kuzmin, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Maria Skoblikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coin commemorates Kyiv funicular, one conventionalized chestnut-tree leaves; to the right – of the symbols of Kyiv, historical monument the legend 2015 (the coin issue year), the mint mark that is very popular among residents and visitors of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works, of the city, a specialized transport means built in 1905. semicircular inscription of the coin face value – Originally it was called Mykhailivskyi Mekhanichnyi П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias). Pidiom (St. Michael`s Mechanical Lift) and was one of the examples of innovative solutions to engineering On the reverse: there is depicted a design of the city challenges. from early ХХ century in a modernist style: against the background of the landscape of Kyiv there Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms is depicted the funicular, in the foreground – a man of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription and a woman (to the right) and a floral ornament – НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank conventionalized chestnut-tree leaves (to the left), of Ukraine); in the center there is depicted a modern above there are the inscriptions 110/РОКІВ view of Kyiv funicular (main entrance on Poshtova КИЇВСЬКОМУ/ФУНІКУЛЕРУ (110/years Kyiv/Funicular). Square); to the left below there is a floral ornament –

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 15 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

Petro Prokopovych

Put into circulation 8 July 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engravers Nataliia Fandikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Volodymyr Demianenko

The coin commemorates the 240th anniversary there is Petro Prokopovych’s frame hive with of the birth of Petro Prokopovych, the inventor the bees flying out of it, an ancient hive and bee of the world’s first moveable-frame beehive, cells (to the left); below against the lustreless the founder of the national science of beekeeping background there is engraved the face value – and rational apiculture in Europe. Petro Prokopovych 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias), to the left – the legend 2015 designed the frame as a separate moveable part (the coin issue year); to the right on the lustre surface of the beehive which made it possible to harvest pure there is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote honey without damaging the bees. This represented Printing and Minting Works. a landmark in the history of beekeeping. On the reverse: there is depicted Petro Prokopovych’s Obverse: above there is the semicircular inscription portrait with the following inscriptions below: ПЕТРО/ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (the National Bank ПРОКОПОВИЧ (Petro/Prokopovych), 1775/1850; of Ukraine); to the left – the Small Coat of Arms to the right there are depicted the bee cells with of Ukraine; there is depicted the following the bee on them. conventionalized composition: in the center

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 16 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

Andrei Sheptytskyi

Put into circulation 15 July 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engraver Mykola Kochubei Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coin is dedicated to the 150th anniversary НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of the birth of Andrei Sheptytskyi (his unreligious of Ukraine); in the center – the composition with clerical name being Roman-Maria-Aleksander), a prominent attributes; below – the face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) cleric, political and public figure, philanthropist and the issue year – 2015; there is the mint mark and the Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works Church, who contributed to the national self- (to the right). preservation of the Ukrainian people. Sheptytskyi’s self-sacrificing work reaching out for mutual On the reverse there is depicted Andrei Sheptytskyi understanding in the Christian world and building sitting in an armchair with a book on his laps; there peace between the Eastern and Western Churches, is a miter to the left; to the right there are semicircular his ecumenical ideas were well in advance of his time. inscriptions: МИТРОПОЛИТ АНДРЕЙ ШЕПТИЦЬКИЙ (Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytskyi) (below) and Obverse: above there is depicted the Small Coat 1865–1944 (above). of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 17 ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

The Dormition Cathedral in the City of Volodymyr-Volynskyi

Put into circulation 22 July 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The coin is dedicated to the Dormition Cathedral, with the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing an Old Rus architectural monument, built by Prince and Minting Works below. The main obverse Mstyslav Iziaslavovych in 1156-1160 in the city composition is the conventionalized fragment of Volodymyr – the center of Volynian Principality, of icon-stand and the Cathedral Holy doors. the city of chronicle writing (currently – the city of Volodymyr-Volynskyi). The Cathedral was a unique On the reverse: there is depicted the Dormition center of spiritual and community life in Volyn, burial Cathedral (to the right), in the middle distance above place of princes, boyars and bishops, one of the pages there is the conventionalized scene of its foundation, of the Old Rus architectural heritage. to the left – the inscription УСПЕНСЬКИЙ/СОБОР/ХІІ ст. (Dormition/Cathedral/ХІІ century); below there is Obverse: above there is the issue year – 2015, the decorative ornament with the inscription the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine (to the left) with ВОЛОДИМИР-ВОЛИНСЬКИЙ (Volodymyr-Volynskyi) the inscription УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) below; the face against its background. value – 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias to the right)

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 18 UKRAINIAN PRINCES SERIES 2015

Volodymyr the Great, Grand Duke of Kyiv

Put into circulation 24 July 2015

Face value, hryvnias 20

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 62.2 (2 ounces)

Diameter, mm 50.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Volodymyr is a conventionalized composition of hills with names the Great, Grand Duke of Kyiv, an outstanding of the tribes once inhabiting this territory. statesman and political figure, an architect of Ukraine- Rus, a medieval European state, and commemorates On the reverse: in the center there is depicted the millennium from the date of his repose. Volodymyr the Great, Grand Duke of Kyiv (local gilding)**, holding the cross in one hand and the church model Obverse: there is depicted the following: to the left – in the other; around him there are four medallions the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with the inscription with conventionalized representations of the duke’s УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); to the right – the issue year 2015, acts of founding the state: coins mintage, joining new the face value – 20/ГРИВЕНЬ (20/hryvnias); territories and protection of state borders, economic in the center there is depicted “sriblianyk” (silver coin), development and trade, Christianization of the people one of the first coins minted in the Kyivan state, below- and establishment of Christianity as the state religion; the fragment of ancient Kyiv (local gilding)** in which to the duke’s left and right there are the stylized development Volodymyr Sviatoslavovych invested inscriptions КИЇВСЬКИЙ КНЯЗЬ, ВОЛОДИМИР great effort; to the right and to the left there ВЕЛИКИЙ (Grand Duke of Kyiv, Volodymyr the Great).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, weight in fineness 62.2, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**The coin is made with the use of greening (patina making) technology. Decoration element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0,002 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 19 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

75 Years of the Chernivtsi Oblast

Put into circulation 5 August 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic: outer ring – copper-nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coin is dedicated to the land which combines to the right there is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote historical destinies of Northern Bukovina and a part Printing and Minting Works; above there is depicted of Bessarabia located in the south west of Ukraine the Three Holy Hierarchs Church, the Residence at the foothills of the Carpathians down the Dniester of Bukovinian Metropolitans against the background and the Prut Rivers. of the Khotyn Fortress; in the foreground there is depicted the composition: on the hill, there This region is rich in recreational resources; there are sheep and the musician playing the trembita; is economic potential for the development there are stylized elements below the composition: of interregional and international cooperation. fragments of the musical notation of the song This picturesque part of Ukraine is abundant in places “Chervona Ruta” (Red Rue), Bukovinian ornamentation fit for multi-purpose tourism, mass educational rest and a flower; to the right above the trembita there and recreation: there is a great number of protected is the year of issue – 2015. areas, numerous historical and cultural monuments and mineral water springs. On the reverse: there is depicted the oblast coat of arms, along the coin circumference there Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms are the legends: above – ЧЕРНІВЕЦЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ of Ukraine with the semicircular inscriptions: above – (Chernivtsi Oblast), below – ЗАСНОВАНА НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank У 1940 РОЦІ (established in 1940). of Ukraine), below – П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias);

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 20 ANCIENT CITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

475th Anniversary of the First Record of the City of Ternopil

Put into circulation 20 August 2015

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 38.6 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,000 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The commemorative coins are dedicated (ten hryvnias) – on the silver coin, П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ to the picturesque administrative center of the respective (five hrynias) – on the nickel silver coin, and the mint oblast, located on the Seret River (Dniester tributary) – mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Ternopil, first mentioned in the charter of Sigismund I, Works to the right. a King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, provided to Jan Tarnowski for the establishment of the city. On the reverse: against the smooth background there are the inscriptions ТЕРНОПІЛЬ/ПЕРША ПИСЕМНА Obverse: above, against the background of the ЗГАДКА (Ternopil/the first record) with Jan Tarnowski’s ornament, there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine portrait underneath against the background with the inscription УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) underneath; of the conventionalized sealed scroll; to the right in the center, against the smooth background, there is of the portrait there is the ancient castle with a panorama of modern Ternopil with the city’s coat of the inscriptions ЯН ТАРНОВСЬКИЙ/1540 arms above; below: there is the issue year – 2015 and (Jan Tarnowski 1540) – to the right and ТЯRNOPOLIE – the semicircular inscriptions ДЕСЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ to the left.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, weight in fineness 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 21 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

Oleksandr Murashko

Put into circulation 2 September 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engraver Mykola Kochubei Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the 140th УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the issue year – 2015 and the mint anniversary of birth of Oleksandr Murashko, a painter, mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works pedagogue and public figure who managed to combine (below); in the center there is the conventionalized the best achievements of the French Impressionism, composition: Oleksandr Murashko in the process elements of Art Nouveau and Saint Petersburg of painting “The Annunciation” in his workroom. Academy of Arts school, having created a unique artistic style. Being one of the most significant `Europeans` On the reverse: Oleksandr Murashko is depicted beside in Ukrainian pictorial art of the time, he had a solid the easel in the workroom. The painter is holding artistic education, dreamed of turning Kyiv into a great a palette in his left hand, in his right hand he is holding art center and of opening the Academy of Arts in it. a brush when painting the “Girl in a Red Hat” picture; to the right there is the inscription: ОЛЕКСАНДР Obverse: to the left there is depicted the Small Coat МУРАШКО (Oleksandr Murashko) (bowl-shaped of Arms of Ukraine with the face value 2/ГРИВНІ inscription) and the years of birth and death (2/hryvnias) thereunder, bowl-shaped inscription 1875 –/1919.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 22 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

Ivan Karpenko-Karyi

Put into circulation 14 September 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engravers Mykola Kochubei Volodymyr Demianenko, Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coin commemorates the 170th birth “The Master” and “One Hundred Thousand” anniversary of Ivan Karpenko-Karyi (Tobilevych), and symbolizing the playwright`s remarkable one of the founders of Ukrainian professional talent hangs from the footlights area; below is the face theater, a playwright, an actor, a stage director, value 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias); to the right is 2015, and a public and cultural figure. His plays the year of mintage; to the left is the mint mark that are a whole era in Ukrainian drama of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. are considered real gems by both actors and theater goers. Reverse: there is a composition that symbolizes Karpenko-Karyi’s talent for stage direction and acting. Obverse: above there is the small coat of arms The composition depicts Karpenko-Karyi as a puppeteer of Ukraine and the following semicircular legend: performing with puppets that represent heroes from НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank his plays; on the right there is an image of the of Ukraine); in the center, on the stage topped playwright’s family farm; above is the semicircular by theatrical symbols, tragic and comic masks, legend: ІВАН КАРПЕНКО-КАРИЙ (Ivan Karpenko-Karyi) there is a play in action; a cartouche reading and his years of life (1845–1907) (to the left).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 23 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

400 Years of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Put into circulation 15 September 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 33.0 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,000 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko

The coins are dedicated to one of the oldest (time is running, academy is eternal); below the coat universities of Ukraine established in 1615 as Kyiv of arms is the coins face value: on the silver coin – Brotherhood School. The role of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias), on the nickel silver in Ukraine’s history cannot be overestimated. It had coin – ДВІ ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias). an enormous influence on the development of education, science, culture, and public awareness, On the nickel silver coin, to the left, there is the mint raised the nation’s general intelligence etc. During mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works its century-old history, the academy and its alumni above the ribbon. have played a formative role at many stages Reverse: against the background of the old academic of historical development of Ukraine. (Ivan Mazepa’s) building there is a fragment Obverse: above, there is the Small Coat of Arms of an engraving that depicts three students of Ukraine, to the right of which there is the legend holding scrolls, and the following legends: КИЄВО- УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and the coin’s year of issue – 2015; МОГИЛЯНСЬКА АКАДЕМІЯ (Kyiv-Mohyla Academy) in the center, against a smooth background, there (above, in a semicircle), 400 РОКІВ (400 years) is the coat of arms of the Kyiv Mohyla Academy framed (above the building), and НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ/ with a ribbon with the university’s motto in Latin: УНІВЕРСИТЕТ (national/university) (above, against TEMPUS FUGIT, ACADEMIA SEMPITERNA the background of stylized Baroque ornament).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, weight in fineness 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 24 CHILDREN’S ZODIAC SERIES 2015

Libra (Little Scales)

Put into circulation 21 September 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 7.78 (1/4 ounce)

Diameter*, mm 26.5

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth

Mintage, units Up to 10,000

Designer Engravers Nataliia Fandikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Anatolii Demianenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to children born the coin issue year indication 2015 and the mint mark under the sign of Libra. of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works are to the right, while to the left there is the indication On the obverse: above there is the Small Coat of metal, its fineness and weight Ag 925/7,78. of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank On the coin reverse there is the conventionalized of Ukraine); below there is the coin face value composition: to the left, on the lusterless surface, ДВІ ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias) under the conventionalized there is the sign of Libra; in the center there composition – against the background of the sky are depicted scales on which toys are sitting: of stars there are the images of Zodiac signs with a doll (to the left) and a bear (to the right); the child that is enjoying a balmy sleep thereunder; above there is the inscription ТЕРЕЗКИ (little scales).

*The coin is enneagonal

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 25 OTHER COINS SERIES 2015

Oleshky sands

Put into circulation 23 September 2015

Face value, hryvnias 10 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 38.6 31.0

Quality Special Special uncirculated uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,000 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coins are dedicated to the Oleshky sands, under which there is the legend: УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); a unique natural object and one of the largest sand to the right, there is the year of issue – 2015; below, massifs in Europe of nearly 150 km in length and 30 km there is the face value: on the silver coin – 10/ГРИВЕНЬ in width (Kherson oblast). (10/hryvnias), on the nickel silver coin – 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote This sand massif with preserved uncommon plant Printing and Minting Works. and animal groups of rare, endemic and relict species was declared a national park in 2010. Reverse: against the matte background of a desert landscape there is depicted a lizard; above, Obverse: against the matte background of a desert there is the semicircular legend: ОЛЕШКІВСЬКІ landscape with person’s footsteps (to the left) ПІСКИ (Oleshky sands). there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine (above)

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, weight in fineness 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 26 ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

Pidhirtsi Castle

Put into circulation 23 September 2015

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 38.6 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,000 35,000

Designer Engravers Mykola Kochubei Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coins are dedicated to a historical and architectural below, the face value: on the silver coin – 10/ГРИВЕНЬ masterpiece of the seventeenth century, one of the most (10/hryvnias), on the nickel silver coin – 5/ГРИВЕНЬ beautiful Ukrainian castles in the Renaissance style. (5/hryvnias); in the center, there is a conventionalized Baroque cartouche featuring the castle plan. Pidhirtsi Castle is a three-storied palace with office On the nickel silver coin, below, there is the mint mark premises forming a square courtyard, a terrace with of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works a balustrade and sculptures, and open arcaded galleries - to the left. a rare combination of a palace and fortifications, the elegance of which is not inferior to the French On the reverse, there is depicted Pidhirtsi Castle, Versailles. This architectural monument is located in the foreground, there are horsemen; against in the village of Pidhirtsi, Brody district, Lviv oblast. a smooth background, there are the legends: ПІДГОРЕЦЬКИЙ ЗАМОК (Pidhirtsi Castle) (above, Obverse: above, there is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) in a semicircle), XVII cт. (17th century) (below). under which there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine;

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, weight in fineness 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 27 UKRAINE’S ARMED FORCES SERIES 2015

Day of Defender of Ukraine

Put into circulation 12 October 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 50,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coin commemorates courage and heroism, Virgin under whose omophorion there are Cossacks unconquerability and love of freedom of people (to the left) and present-day warriors and defenders from all generations defending the national interests; (to the right); the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine it is dedicated to the Day of Defender of Ukraine. (to the left); above there are the semicircular inscriptions: УКРАЇНА, 2015, П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ By tradition, this holiday is celebrated on 14 October, (Ukraine, 2015, five hryvnias) – and the mint mark the day of the Protection of Holy Virgin, which also got of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works its other name – Cossacks’ Protection of Holy Virgin. (to the right). The holiday is associated with such concepts as military honor, courage, bravery and knighthood. The image On the reverse: against the background of the of Virgin Mary holding a long white veil has become camouflage (pad printing) there is the conventionalized a kind of talisman of Ukraine, a symbol of its eternal trident – the Mark of the Ducal State of Volodymyr striving for harmony and peace. the Great, above there are inscriptions: ЗА ЧЕСТЬ! ЗА СЛАВУ! ЗА НАРОД! (For Honour! For Glory! For the Obverse: against the background of the ornament People!). there is depicted the following: the figure of the Holy

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 28 CHILDREN’S ZODIAC SERIES 2015

Scorpio (Little Scorpion)

Put into circulation 22 October 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 7.78 (1/4 ounce)

Diameter*, mm 26.5

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth

Mintage, units Up to 10,000

Designer Engraver Nataliia Fandikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coin is dedicated to children born under the sign the coin issue year indication 2015 and the mint mark of Scorpio. of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works are to the right, while to the left there is the indication On the obverse: above there is the Small Coat of metal, its fineness and weight Ag 925/7,78. of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank Reverse bears the conventionalized composition: of Ukraine); below there is the coin face value to the left, on the lusterless surface, there is the sign ДВІ ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias) under the conventionalized of Scorpio; in the center there is depicted a little composition – against the background of the sky scorpion; above there is the inscription СКОРПІОНЧИК of stars there are the images of Zodiac signs (little scorpion). with the child that is enjoying a balmy sleep thereunder;

*The coin is enneagonal

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 29 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2015

100 Years of the National University of Water Management and Natural Resources Use (city of Rivne)

Put into circulation 29 October 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 25,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Atamanchuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coin is dedicated to the higher educational (to the right); in the center against a smooth establishment, which trains specialists for a wide background there is depicted the university building range of the country`s economic sectors in the following with conventionalized waves and flowers underneath. areas: water management, hydrotechnical construction and hydropower engineering, land utilization Reverse: against a smooth background there and geomatics, etc. is depicted the color logo of the university (pad printing) with the inscription 100/РОКІВ Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms (100/years) underneath; along the coin circumference of Ukraine with the inscription УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) – there are the inscriptions: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ to the right, the face value 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias) – УНІВЕРСИТЕТ (National University) (above) ВОДНОГО underneath to the left, the issue year 2015 – ГОСПОДАРСТВА ТА ПРИРОДОКОРИСТУВАННЯ underneath to the right, and the mark of the mint mark м. РІВНЕ (of Water Management and Natural Resources of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works Use of the city of Rivne).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 30 CHILDREN’S ZODIAC SERIES 2015

Sagittarius (Little Archer)

Put into circulation 19 November 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 7.78 (1/4 ounce)

Diameter*, mm 26.5

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth

Mintage, units Up to 10,000

Designer Engraver Nataliia Fandikova Volodymyr Demianenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to children born and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing under the sign of Sagittarius. and Minting Works are to the right, while to the left there is the indication of metal, its fineness and weight On the coin obverse: above there is the Small Coat Ag 925/7,78. of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank Reverse bears the conventionalized composition: of Ukraine); below there is the coin face value to the left, on the lusterless surface, there is the sign ДВІ ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias) under the conventionalized of Sagittarius; in the center there is depicted a boy composition – against the background of the sky sitting on a little horse and holding a bow and arrows; of stars there are the images of Zodiac signs, Moon above there is the inscription СТРІЛЬЧИК and Sun; the coin issue year indication 2015 (little archer).

*The coin is enneagonal

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 31 OTHER COINS SERIES 2015

260 Years of the Kyiv Military Hospital

Put into circulation 7 December 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 25,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The coin is dedicated to the country`s oldest medical there is the logo of the National Military Medical Clinical institution established in 1755. Nowadays, the National Center “The Main Military Clinical Hospital”; below the Military Medical Clinical Center “The Main Military logo there is the coin’s face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ Clinical Hospital” is a multifaceted clinical, diagnostic, (5/hryvnias) and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote treatment, and research center and a leading healthcare Printing and Minting Works (to the right). institution for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Military servicemen, veterans, and civilians from all over Ukraine Reverse: the hospital’s buildings are depicted with are among the center’s patients. The hospital plays the inscription “Національний військово-медичний an important role in providing medical assistance клінічний центр” (National Military Medical Clinical to the participants of the antiterrorist operation Center) on one of them; below, there is its year in the east of Ukraine. of establishment – 1755, above, against a smooth background there are the legends: КИЇВСЬКИЙ Obverse: above, there is the legend УКРАЇНА ВІЙСЬКОВИЙ ГОСПІТАЛЬ/260 РОКІВ (Kyiv Military (Ukraine) with the coin’s year of issue – 2015; to the left, Hospital/260 years). there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine; in the center,

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 32 СHINESE CALENDAR SERIES 2015

The Year of the Monkey

Put into circulation 10 December 2015

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Proof

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 20,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the Year and its fineness Ag 925, coin weight in fineness 15,55 g of the Monkey according to a calendar of Chinese and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and origin, which is based on the twelve-year orbit Minting Works. of Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System. Reverse: within a conventionalized vegetable Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms ornamentation pattern there is depicted in a technique of Ukraine with the inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ of a cheap popular print a monkey (the monkey’s eyes БАНК/УКРАЇНИ (National Bank/of Ukraine) thereunder; are decorated by yellow cubic zirconium oxide*). Both in the center, within a conventionalized vegetable above and below this composition there is a depiction ornamentation pattern, there is the coin face value of contour figures of all 12 symbols of the Chinese 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); below there is the year calendar. indication 2016, as well as the indications of the metal

*Decoration element - cubic zirconium oxide 1.25 mm in diameter.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 33 CHILDREN’S ZODIAC SERIES 2015

Capricorn (Little Goat)

Put into circulation 18 December 2015

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 7.78 (1/4 ounce)

Diameter*, mm 26.5

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth

Mintage, units Up to 10,000

Designer Engravers Nataliia Fandikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Anatolii Demianenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to children born and Sun; the coin issue year indication 2015 and the mint under the sign of Capricorn. mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works are to the right, while to the left there is the indication On the coin obverse: above there is the Small Coat of metal, its fineness and weight Ag 925/7,78. of Arms of Ukraine with the semicircular inscription НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank On the coin reverse, there is the conventionalized of Ukraine); below there is the coin face value ДВІ composition: to the left, on the lusterless surface, ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias) under the conventionalized there is the sign of Capricorn; in the center there composition – against the background of the sky is depicted a little goat; above there is the inscription of stars there are the images of Zodiac signs, Moon КОЗОРІЖОК (little goat).

*The coin is enneagonal

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 34 HEROES OF COSSACK AGE SERIES 2015

Bohdan Khmelnytskyi

Put into circulation 24 December 2015

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Ag 999

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm 32.0

Quality Proof*

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 3,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The coin is dedicated to the 420th anniversary laurel wreath; above there is the inscription УКРАЇНА of the birth of a unique figure in Ukrainian history, (Ukraine); to the left – the small Coat of Arms Bohdan Zynovii Khmelnytskyi. He was a politician, of Ukraine with the year of issue – 2015; to the right – a military leader, and a diplomat, as well as the founder the indications of the metal, its fineness, and coin of the Ukrainian Cossack State and its Hetman weight in fineness (Ag 999/31,1) and the mint mark (1648–1657). of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works; and below is the face value – ДЕСЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ Bohdan Khmelnytskyi was a man of many talents (ten hryvnias). and a good leader. His personality attracted the attention not only of his contemporaries – brothers Reverse: against a smooth background, curved inwards, in arms, opponents, royal families, European diplomats, the following is depicted: to the left – there is Bohdan and state officials – but also of politicians, researchers, Khmelnytskyi’s portrait by Willem Hondius (1651), and artists from future generations. to the right appears the main fragment of the Hetman’s flag with his initials and Hetman title abbreviation, below Obverse: in the center, against a smooth background there is a semicircular inscription ГЕТЬМАН БОГДАН curved inwards, there is the impression of Bohdan ХМЕЛЬНИЦЬКИЙ (Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi). Khmelnytskyi’s seal framed with a conventional

*The coin is curved inwards on both sides.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 35 2015

Commemorative Coins Issued in 2015

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation

1 Aquarius (Little Water Carrier) Children’s zodiac Ag 925 2 hryvnias 19 January 2015

Outstanding 2 Halshka Hulevychivna personalities Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 27 January 2015 of Ukraine

3 Pisces (Little Fish) Children’s zodiac Ag 925 2 hryvnias 16 February 2015

To the heroes 4 Euromaidan Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 18 February 2015 of the Maidan

To the heroes 5 Revolution of Dignity Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 18 February 2015 of the Maidan

To the heroes 6 Heavenly Hundred Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 18 February 2015 of the Maidan

Outstanding 7 Mykhailo Verbytskyi personalities Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 4 March 2015 of Ukraine

Outstanding 8 Yakiv Hnizdovskyi personalities Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 31 March 2015 of Ukraine

9 120 Years of Kharkiv Zoo Other coins Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 15 April 2015

150 Years of the Odesa Higher educational 10 Illia Mechnikov National establishments Ag 925 5 hryvnias 28 April 2015 University of Ukraine

150 Years of the Odesa Higher educational 11 Illia Mechnikov National establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 28 April 2015 University of Ukraine

70 Years of Victory. 12 World war II Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 5 May 2015 1945–2015

13 Kyiv Funicular Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 27 May 2015

Outstanding 14 Petro Prokopovych personalities Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 8 July 2015 of Ukraine

Outstanding 15 Andrei Sheptytskyi personalities Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 15 July 2015 of Ukraine

The Dormition Cathedral Architectural monuments 16 in the City of Volodymyr- Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 22 July 2015 of Ukraine Volynskyi

Volodymyr the Great, 17 Ukrainian princes Ag 925 20 hryvnias 24 July 2015 Grand Duke of Kyiv

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 36 COMMEMORATIVE COINS ISSUED IN 2015 2015

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation

Bimetallic: outer ring – 75 Years of the Chernivtsi copper-nickel 18 Oblasts of Ukraine 5 hryvnias 5 August 2015 Oblast alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

475th Anniversary of the Ancient cities 19 First Record of the City Ag 925 10 hryvnias 20 August 2015 of Ukraine of Ternopil

475th Anniversary of the Ancient cities 20 First Record of the City Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 20 August 2015 of Ukraine of Ternopil

Outstanding 21 Oleksandr Murashko personalities Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 2 September 2015 of Ukraine series

Outstanding 22 Ivan Karpenko-Karyi personalities Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 14 September 2015 of Ukraine

400 Years of the National Higher educational 23 University of Kyiv-Mohyla establishments Ag 925 5 hryvnias 15 September 2015 Academy of Ukraine

400 Years of the National Higher educational 24 University of Kyiv-Mohyla establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 15 September 2015 Academy of Ukraine

25 Libra (Little Scales) Children’s zodiac Ag 925 2 hryvnias 21 September 2015

26 Oleshky sands Other coins Ag 925 10 hryvnias 23 September 2015

27 Oleshky sands Other coins Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 23 September 2015

Architectural 28 Pidhirtsi Castle monuments Ag 925 10 hryvnias 23 September 2015 of Ukraine

Architectural 29 Pidhirtsi Castle monuments Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 23 September 2015 of Ukraine

Ukraine’s armed 30 Day of Defender of Ukraine Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 12 October 2015 forces

31 Scorpio (Little Scorpion) Children’s zodiac Ag 925 2 hryvnias 22 October 2015

100 Years of the National Higher educational University of Water 32 establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 29 October 2015 Management and Natural of Ukraine Resources Use (city of Rivne)

33 Sagittarius (Little Archer) Children’s zodiac Ag 925 2 hryvnias 19 November 2015

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 37 COMMEMORATIVE COINS ISSUED IN 2015 2015

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation

260 Years of the Kyiv Military 34 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 7 December 2015 Hospital

35 The Year of the Monkey Сhinese calendar Ag 925 5 hryvnias 10 December 2015

36 Capricorn (Little Goat) Children’s zodiac Ag 925 2 hryvnias 18 December 2015

37 Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Heroes of cossack age Ag 999 10 hryvnias 24 December 2015

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 38 Commemorative Coins Issued in 2016

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 39 THE UKRAINIAN HERITAGE SERIES 2016

Shchedryk (to mark 100 years since the first choral performance of the song)

Put into circulation 5 January 2016

Face value, hryvnias 20 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 62.2 (2 ounces) 16.5

Diameter, mm 50.0 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,000 50,000

Designers Engravers of the 20-hryvnia coin Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Anatolii Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Engraver of the 5-hryvnia coin Anatolii Demianenko

These commemorative coins are dedicated to the 100th Reverse (20-hryvnia coin): there is a composition divided anniversary of the first performance of Mykola Leontovych’s into two parts with a conventionalized musical row from work “Shchedryk” by the Kyiv University choir. “Shchedryk”; above is a portrait of Mykola Leontovych with a conductor`s baton in his right hand and a swallow sitting Mykola Leontovych was an innovative Ukrainian composer. on the composer’s left hand; to the right is the inscription He excelled in creating small choral pieces and arranged МИКОЛА/ЛЕОНТОВИЧ (Mykola/Leontovych); on the left about 200 folk songs. He had no equal for his good ear of the portrait is the inscription ЩЕДРИК (Shchedryk) against for folk music and for using musical means to create poetic a background of concentric rings, symbolizing the sounds images. of music, with an insertion of cubic zirconium oxide**; below “Shchedryk” is one of the most popular of Leontovych’s is the “carol of bells”: bells against colored holographic rings. arrangements, which the composer worked on almost Obverse (5-hryvnia coin): on a lusterless surface, the following all of his life. It is known not only in Ukraine but also is depicted: above is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine with in the entire world as “The Carol of the Bells”, the inscription УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) to the right and the year “The Ukrainian Bell Carol”, or “The Ukrainian Carol”. of issue underneath – 2016; against note rows there is a relief Obverse (20-hryvnia coin): above there is the Small Coat image of a swallow, under which to the right there is the face of Arms of Ukraine with a semicircular inscription – value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) and the mint mark НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. of Ukraine); below is the face value ДВАДЦЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ Reverse (5-hryvnia coin): there is a group of singing carolers, (twenty hryvnias); within a beaded circle is the Christmas one of them is holding a Christmas star, above which there star with carolers in the center; to the left of the carolers are the inscriptions ЩЕДРИК, ЩЕДРИК, ЩЕДРІВОЧКА against the smooth surface is the year of issue (2016); (shchedryk, shchedryk, shchedrivochka). and between each point of the star there are three bells.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 62.2, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative elements – cubic zirconium oxide 2.0 mm in diameter.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 40 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

70 Years of the Zakarpattia Oblast

Put into circulation 14 January 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic: outer ring – copper-nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coin is dedicated to the western region, to the right there is the mint mark of the NBU’s the only oblast of Ukraine, which borders on four Banknote Printing and Minting Works; in the center – countries – Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. there is the following conventionalized composition: Seventy percent of the land is mountainous, which against the mountainous background, there is makes the natural landscape unique, and the resource Mukacheve Castle with the year of issue 2016 below, potential – rich and diverse. to the right there is a skier on a chairlift, wine barrels, stylized image of thermal springs and a sample These features determine the peculiarity of the social of wooden architecture – namely a church. and economic development of the region, the flavor of its ancient traditions, the people’s mode of life, etc. Reverse: against the background of ornamental plate there is depicted the oblast coat of arms, along Obverse: above, there is the Small Coat of Arms the coin circumference there are the legends: above – of Ukraine with the semicircular inscriptions: above – ЗАКАРПАТСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ (Zakarpattia Oblast), НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank below – ЗАСНОВАНА У 1946 РОЦІ (established in 1946). of Ukraine), below – П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias);

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 41 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

Sofia Rusova

Put into circulation 18 February 2016

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 25,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates the 160th anniversary of issue – 2016, and underneath – Sofia Rusova`s of the birth of Sofia Rusova (maiden name Lindfors). saying: У ЖИТТІ КОЖНОЇ/ШЛЯХЕТНОЇ ЛЮДИНИ/ Ukraine celebrates Ms Rusova as a prominent Ukrainian МАЄ СВІТИТИ ВЕЛИКА/ЯСНА ЗІРКА:/ЩАСЛИВА expert in the area of early childhood education, a public ДОЛЯ/РІДНОГО/КРАЮ (There must be a big bright figure who promoted education, a writer, a historian star shining in every honorable man`s life: a fortunate ethnographer, an art expert, a literary critic, and one destiny of their native land); to the left, a lamp of the founders of the women’s rights movement. is depicted as a symbol of enlightenment; below, Sofia Rusova dedicated her life to the establishment there is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing of a national education system. and Minting Works.

Obverse: above, there is the Small Coat of Arms Reverse: there is Sofia Rusova`s portrait, of Ukraine; to the right, there is the semicircular with the inscription СОФІЯ РУСОВА/1856–1940 inscription УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the indication (Sofia Rusova/1856–1940) below. of the face value – 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias), the year

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 42 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

150 Years of the National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine

Put into circulation 24 February 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Atamanchuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coin is dedicated to all-Ukrainian library stack 5 hryvnias); the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and scientific center in librarianship and bibliography, and Minting Works (on the right), the coin issue year 2016 established as a public library in 1866. (on the left), and a stylized image of the library’s reading room. The National Parliamentary Library of Ukraine (starting from 1994) is one of the largest and oldest Reverse: against the contour background of the dome state libraries, containing the collections in literary studies, of the Ukrainian parliament’s building, there is an image linguistics, philosophy, psychology, history, ethics, as well of the library’s building, with the following legends beneath as music, cartographic, and pictorial publications, etc., it: НАЦІОНАЛЬНА ПАРЛАМЕНТСЬКА/БІБЛІОТЕКА including early prints, rare and valuable books. УКРАЇНИ/150 РОКІВ (National Parliamentary/Library of Ukraine/150 years). Obverse: above, there is the small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the following legends: УКРАЇНА/5 ГРИВЕНЬ (Ukraine/

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 43 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

Theodosius of the Caves

Put into circulation 19 April 2016

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm 38.6

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The coin is dedicated to one of the founders image of Kyiv hills, a small chapel, and in the foreground and hegumens of Kyiv Pechersk Monastery, Theodosius there are caves with a monk kneeling in a praying position. of the Caves (year of birth unknown – 1074). Reverse: against the background of stylized temple Kyiv Pechersk Monastery flourished during his rule – with the inscription ФЕОДОСІЙ/ПЕЧЕРСЬКИЙ/ХІ СТ. it teemed with people, boasted many churches, (Theodosius/of the Caves/XI c.), there is the iconographic and adopted the Studite statute of monastic rules. image of Theodosius of the Caves** holding a scroll with the following inscription: ГОСПОДИ,/В ІМ’Я/ Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms ПРЕСВЯТОЇ/БОГОРОДИЦІ,/МАТЕРІ ТВОЄЇ,/ЗВЕДЕНИЙ of Ukraine with the inscription УКРАЇНА/10 ГРИВЕНЬ 2016 БУВ/ХРАМ ЦЕЙ (Dear Lord,/in the name of the/Most Holy/ (Ukraine/10 hryvnias 2016); there is the conventionalized Mother of God,/has this temple/been raised).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. The coin is made with the use of greening (patina making) technology.

**The coin is made with the use of greening (patina making) technology. Decoration element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0001 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 44 SPORTS SERIES 2016

Games of the ХХХІ Olympiad

Put into circulation 28 April 2016

Face value, hryvnias 10 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 38.6 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,500 30,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The commemorative coins are dedicated to the Games and serving as a hallmark of the city of Rio de of the XXXI Olympiad of 2016, a major international Janeiro; in the background of the bay there sport event that will take place in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), is the conventionalized inscription РІО-ДЕ-ЖАНЕЙРО from 5 August to 21 August, and will become the first (Rio de Janeiro), the year of issue – 2016, and the face such competition in the South America. value, namely 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias) – on the silver coin, and 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) on the nickel silver coin; The international competitions in summer sports to the right on the smooth background there is the mint are held every four years under the authority mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. of the International Olympic Committee within the Olympic Movement. Reverse: against the background of the outline of the statue of Jesus Christ on Mount Corcovado in Rio Obverse of the coins: there is the Small Coat de Janeiro there is depicted a wavy green ribbon of Arms of Ukraine, the semicircular inscription (pad printing) with pictograms representing different УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), and the image of Guanabara Bay sports; below, on wavy lines there is the mark of the with Sugarloaf Mountain rising above at its entrance National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (pad printing).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 45 OTHER COINS SERIES 2016

Remembrance for the Victims of Crimean Tatar Genocide

Put into circulation 12 Маy 2016

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 38.6 35.0

Quality Special Special uncirculated uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,000 30,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The coins are dedicated to the victims of the Crimean against a smooth background there is depicted the map Tatar genocide. of the Crimean Peninsula with tamga, the Crimean Tatar emblem; below, there are wheels of a leaving steam On 18 May 1944, the Soviet regime started removing train as the symbol of Crimean Tatars’ deportation. Crimean Tatars from their historical motherland, Crimea. The nickel silver coin contains the mint mark of the About half of the deportees died as a result NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works against of the forcible deportation and restriction to means a smooth background to the left. for their existence. Reverse of the coins: there is the following Obverse of the coins: there is the Small Coat of Arms of conventionalized composition: a deported Crimean Ukraine, the semicircular inscription УКРАЇНА Tatar family behind steel wire in a railroad car (Ukraine), the year of issue – 2016, and the face value, and the inscriptions: 18/05/1944 (vertically, to the left), namely 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias) – on the silver coin, ГЕНОЦИД/КРИМСЬКОТАТАРСЬКОГО/НАРОДУ and 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) – on the nickel silver (Crimean/Tatar/Genocide) (above) and QIRIMTATAR/ coin; the coins also contain the following composition: HALQINIÑ/GENOTSIDI (below).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its fineness Ag 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. The coin is made with the use of greening (patina making) technology.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 46 THE UKRAINIAN HERITAGE SERIES 2016

Petrykivka Painting

Put into circulation 20 May 2016

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 38.6 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 5,000 35,000

Designer Engravers Nataliia Fandikova Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Anatolii Demianenko

The coins are dedicated to the Petrykivka Painting style, (5 hryvnias) on the nickel silver coin; the composition a type of traditional Ukrainian decorative painting. is conventionalized: against a smooth background, This ancient tradition, which symbolizes the spiritual there is a Petrykivka Painting fragment (pad printed unity between humans and nature, is still being in color on the silver coin) and an artist’s hand holding developed today. a brush; on the nickel silver coin, on the right, there is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing In 2013, Petrykivka Painting was added to UNESCO and Minting Works. Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Reverse: against a smooth background, a conventionalized composition consists Obverse: on the left, there is the Small Coat of Arms of an artist surrounded by a wreath executed of Ukraine with the vertical inscription УКРАЇНА in the Petrykivka Printing style (pad printed (Ukraine) and the coin’s issue year of 2016 below; in color on the silver coin); on the left, there is the on the right, there is the coin face value: 10 ГРИВЕНЬ semicircular inscription ПЕТРИКІВСЬКИЙ РОЗПИС (10 hryvnias) on the silver coin and 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (Petrykivka Paining).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 47 OTHER COINS SERIES 2016

Horse-Drawn Tram

Put into circulation 25 May 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers obverse – Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Serhii Kharuk, Oleksandr Kharuk; Volodymyr Demianenko reverse – Volodymyr Demianenko

The coin commemorates the horse-drawn tram, (five hryvnias); a conventionalized composition consists which was the first form of street rail transport. of a horseshoe, in the middle of which is one of Kyiv’s During Ukraine’s rapid technological development squares; at the bottom, on the left, there is the mint that occurred in the latter half of the 19th century, mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting projects to construct horse-drawn trams first appeared Works. in Lviv, and later in Kyiv. Reverse: against a conventionalized view of the city Obverse: above, there is Ukraine’s small state coat of Lviv, there is an image of a horse-drawn tram; of arms, with the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) at the top of the coin there is the semicircular legend beneath it; at the bottom of the coin are the coin’s issue КІННИЙ ТРАМВАЙ (horse-drawn tram). year – 2016 and face value П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 48 OTHER COINS SERIES 2016

The Struve Geodetic Arc (to mark 200 years since the start of astrogeodetic work)

Put into circulation 7 June 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engravers Mykola Kochubei Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Anatolii Demianenko

The coin commemorates the 200th anniversary drawing of triangulations, and the following coordinates: of the establishment and use of the Struve Geodetic Arc. 70˚40΄12΄΄ (above) and 45˚19΄54΄΄ (below), as well as the countries through which the arc stretches: The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey НОРВЕГІЯ, ШВЕЦІЯ, ФІНЛЯНДІЯ, РОСІЯ, ЕСТОНІЯ, triangulations that was used to measure the exact ЛАТВІЯ, ЛИТВА, БІЛОРУСЬ, УКРАЇНА, МОЛДОВА shape and size of the earth. This unique UNESCO (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, world heritage site, which was established by Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova). the prominent astronomer Friedrich Struve, and which runs through ten countries, is the first Reverse: against a smooth background is a portrait scientific and technical UNESCO site. of Struve, to the right of which is the semicircular legend ГЕОДЕЗИЧНА ДУГА СТРУВЕ/1816–1855 Obverse: above, there is the small state coat of arms (Struve geodetic arc/1816-1855), the years when of Ukraine, to the left of which is the semicircular the survey was carried out; to the left of the portrait, legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), with the coin issue year against the background of a geographic map, 2016 beneath it; at the bottom of the coin are the coin is a conventionalized composition of the Struve arc face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) and the mint mark and the legends ФУГЛЕНЕС 2822 км (Fuglenes of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works; 2,822 km) (above) and СТАРА НЕКРАСІВКА against a smooth background is a geodesic instrument, (Stara Nekrasivka) (below). a theodolite, to the right of which is a diagrammatic

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 49 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Put into circulation 15 June 2016

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 25,000

Designer Engraver Mykola Kochubei Anatolii Demianenko

The coin commemorates Ivan Mykolaichuk, an actor, Obverse: above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), director, and playwright whose name is associated to the right of which is the small coat of arms of Ukraine; with an artistic style dubbed Ukrainian poetic cinema art. there is the following composition: at the bottom there are far-off mountains, in the foreground, against a A person of many talents, Mykolaichuk had a flair smooth background, is a symbolic gate, under which is for artistic representation. He was able to incorporate a slender figure of Ivan Mykolaichuk holding a lamb in the originality and unique character of Ukrainian culture his hands; to the left is the coin face value 2/ГРИВНІ and disposition into his films and roles. (2/hryvnias), to the right are the coin issue year 2016 and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing His portrayal of Taras Shevchenko in “The Dream” and Minting Works (beneath to the right). and of Ivan Paliichuk in Serhii Parajanov’s “The Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” earned him Reverse: against a smooth background there wide recognition and public praise. The film “Babylon is a portrait of Ivan Mykolaichuk surrounded by XX” that he directed is a genuine masterpiece his characters, to the left of which are the semicircular of Ukrainian cinema art. legends ІВАН МИКОЛАЙЧУК, 1941–1987 (Ivan Mykolaichuk, 1941–1987).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 50 REBIRTH OF UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD SERIES 2016

20 Years of the Constitution of Ukraine

Put into circulation 20 June 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 33.0 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,000 30,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The coins are dedicated to the 20th Anniversary Reverse: (vertically divided into matt and smooth of the Constitution of Ukraine, adopted on 28 June 1996 surfaces): in the center is a conventionalized by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on behalf of the image of an open book, above which is the twig Ukrainian people, citizens of Ukraine of all nationalities. of a guelder rose, to the right against a smooth The constitution establishes the fundamental provisions background is the legend 20/РОКІВ (20/years) on organization and functioning of the Ukrainian state and the semicircular legend КОНСТИТУЦІЯ УКРАЇНИ and society. (Ukrainian constitution); to the left, against a smooth background, is the text from the first articles The obverse of the coins, which is vertically split into of the Ukrainian constitution: Article 1. Ukraine matt and smooth halves, features the following: above – is a sovereign, independent, democratic, social, Ukraine’s small coat of arms; on the right – a semicircular and law-governed country./Article 2. Ukraine`s legend saying УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center – the sovereignty applies to the entire country. Ukraine building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, framed on the is a Unitarian country. Ukraine`s territory, as defined left by a floral ornament; under the building – 2016, the by the existing boundaries, is indivisible and inviolable. year the coin was minted; at the bottom of the semicircle – /Article 3. A person, their life, health, honor, dignity, the coin’s face value, which is 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias) for inviolability, and safety are of the highest social value the silver coin, and 2 ГРИВЕНЬ (2 hryvnias) for the nickel in Ukraine. silver coin; the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works (on the right).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 51 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

50 Years Since the Establishment of the Ternopil National Economic University

Put into circulation 23 June 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 33.0 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,000 25,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Atamanchuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coins are dedicated to the Ternopil National the left there is the coin’s issue year of 2016; Economic University. This modern higher educational below there is the coin face value: П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ institution was established in 1966 as a branch (five hryvnias) on the silver coin and ДВІ ГРИВНІ of the Finance and Economics Department of the Kyiv (two hryvnias) on the nickel silver coin. On the nickel Institute of National Economics. silver coin, to the right, there is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. Obverse: above there is the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the semicircular inscription УКРАЇНА Reverse: there is an image of the university building (Ukraine); in the center, against a smooth background, and the semicircular legends: ТЕРНОПІЛЬСЬКИЙ there is the logotype of the Ternopil National Economic НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ/50 РОКІВ (Ternopil National/ University, the abbreviation ТНЕУ (TNEU) and a ribbon 50 years) (above), ЕКОНОМІЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ (on the silver coin the ribbon is pad-printed in color); to (Economic University) (below).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 52 FLORA AND FAUNA OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

Lady’s Slipper Orchid

Put into circulation 20 July 2016

Face value, hryvnias 10 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 38.6 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,000 30,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Demianenko Volodymyr Demianenko

The coins are dedicated to the endangered perennial (Ukraine/10/hryvnias/2016); on the nickel silver coin – plant of the Orchid family Orchidaceae. The plant УКРАЇНА/2/ГРИВНІ/2016 (Ukraine/2/hryvnias/2016) is on Ukraine’s list of endangered species. This pretty and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing flower, whose distinctive shape resembles that and Minting Works. of Oriental shoes, is one of the most famous orchids in the Northern Hemisphere. On the reverse, there is the image of the Lady’s Slipper Orchid (on the nickel silver coin – color images, using On the obverse of the coins, within a wreath formed pad printing) and semicircle legends: ЗОЗУЛИНІ by images of some flora and fauna species, there are ЧЕРЕВИЧКИ СПРАВЖНІ (Lady’s Slipper Orchid) (above) the Small Coat of Arms of Ukraine and the inscriptions: and CYPRIPEDIUM CALCEOLUS L. (below). on the silver coin – УКРАЇНА/10/ГРИВЕНЬ/2016

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

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Ancient Malyn

Put into circulation 28 July 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engravers Nataliia Fandikova Volodymyr Demianenko, Anatolii Demianenko

The coin commemorates a town situated on the Irsha of a paper bird; to the left of the roll is Ukraine’s small River, a tributary of the Teteriv River. Archaeological state coat of arms, the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), data shows that the town has a long history. Within the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias), the coin the town’s boundaries, there are the remains issue year 2016, and the mint mark of the NBU’s of an ancient settlement that was founded between Banknote Printing and Minting Works. late 8th century and early 9th century as a fortification by an east Slavic tribe, which was a member of the Reverse: in the center of an image of tree rings from Drevlians’ tribal alliance. an old tree, which symbolizes the Drevlians’ land (the Drevlians are an old Slavic tribe), is an image Obverse: there is a roll of banknote paper with an image of ancient Malyn, to the right and left of which of Malyn Paper Mill, which was founded in the latter half is the legend ДАВНІЙ МАЛИН (ancient Malyn). of the 19th century; above is a conventionalized image

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 54 REBIRTH OF UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD SERIES 2016

The Kyiv Rus A set of four commemorative coins

Put into circulation 17 August 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 50,000*

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Sviatoslav Ivanenko

A set of four commemorative coins, 5 hryvnias Obverse: above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), in face value each, in a souvenir pack: The Kyiv Rus, the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), the coin issue The Kingdom of Galicia, The Cossack State, year 2016 (to the right), and the mint mark of the NBU’s The 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine, dedicated Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the left); to the 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. in the center against a smooth background is a conventionalized crown that was worn by Kyiv princes Each of the coins represents a certain stage and a floral ornament, below which is Ukraine’s small in the formation and development of the Ukrainian coat of arms. state over the past millennium. Reverse: against a smooth background The Kyiv Rus coin is dedicated to the origins is a conventionalized map inside a hoop, which of the Ukrainian statehood – the medieval Kyiv state symbolizes the union of Old Rus lands; against of the 9th – 13th centuries, which was founded the background of the map is an official seal on its own social, economic, and cultural basis of Volodymyr the Great showing a trident; above and occupied a prominent place in the history of Europe. is the semicircular legend КИЇВСЬКА РУСЬ (Kyiv Rus).

*The mintage of each coin in the set is 50,000 units.

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The Kingdom of Galicia A set of four commemorative coins

Put into circulation 17 August 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 50,000*

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The Kingdom of Galicia coin commemorates mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works; the principality of Galicia-Volhynia, which flourished to the right against a smooth background is a heraldic under Danylo of Galicia who was crowned by a Pope lion, a symbol of the principality of Galicia-Volhynia; in 1253. The coin illustrates the continuity of the state the lion holds a shield bearing an image of Ukraine’s tradition of the Princely era and vector of the then small coat of arms. European integration of Ukraine-Rus. Reverse: against a flag with an image of a lion Obverse: to the left against a matt background is the coin is a conventionalized portrait of Danylo of Galicia; face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias), the vertical legend above is the semicircular legend ГАЛИЦЬКЕ УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue year 2016, and the mint КОРОЛІВСТВО (Kingdom of Galicia).

*The mintage of each coin in the set is 50,000 units.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 56 REBIRTH OF UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD SERIES 2016

The Cossack State A set of four commemorative coins

Put into circulation 17 August 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 50,000*

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The Cossack State coin commemorates the front УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue year 2016, and the mint page of the nation’s history, which brought glory mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works; and immortality to the Ukrainian people. It represents to the left against a smooth background is a Cossack the Ukrainian Cossack State (1648–1782), which emerged holding a musket and a shield; shield bears an image of from the fire of a national liberation revolution Ukraine’s small coat of arms. in the mid-seventeenth century, which was led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. Reverse: there is a conventionalized heraldic symbol of the Cossack state (a “national coat of arms”), Obverse: to the right against a matt background is the coin a Cossack with a musket; above is the semicircular face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias), the vertical legend legend КОЗАЦЬКА ДЕРЖАВА (Cossack state).

*The mintage of each coin in the set is 50,000 units.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 57 REBIRTH OF UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD SERIES 2016

The 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine A set of four commemorative coins

Put into circulation 17 August 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 50,000*

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko

The 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine coin П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias), the coin issue year 2016 commemorates restoration of Ukrainian statehood i (to the right), and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote n the recent historical period and reflects the main stages Printing and Minting Works (to the left). of the formation and centuries-old development of the Ukrainian statehood traditions. Designers: Mariia Dmytriienko, Oleksandr Ivakhnenko, Vitalii Mitchenko, Yurii Savchuk, Serhii Yakutovych. Obverse: there is a complete composition consisting of all the elements featured on the obverses of “Kyiv Rus”, Reverse: in the center of a wreath is a profile of a young “The Kingdom of Galicia”, and “The Cossack State” coins woman wearing a wreath made from flowers, a symbol and symbolizing all the stages of Ukraine’s formation of Ukraine (a conventionalized state banknote issued and development: a lion and a Cossack with a musket by Ukrainian People’s Republic and designed by Heorhiy hold Ukraine’s small coat of arms, above which is a floral Narbut; there are the legends 25 РОКІВ (25 years) ornament and a crown; below against a matt background (above) and НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ УКРАЇНИ (of Ukraine`s is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin face value independence) (semicircular, below).

*The mintage of each coin in the set is 50,000 units.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 58 REBIRTH OF UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD SERIES 2016

The 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine

Put into circulation 17 August 2016

Face value, hryvnias 250 20

Metal Au 900 Ag 925

Weight, g 62.2 (2 ounces) 62.2 (2 ounces)

Diameter, mm 42.0 50.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth Smooth with incised with incised inscriptions* inscriptions**

Mintage, units 400 3,500

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko

These coins commemorate the 25th anniversary a conventionalized floral ornament is Ukraine`s small of the declaration of the independence of Ukraine, coat of arms, with the coin issue year 2016 below it. an important milestone in the centuries-long history of the formation of the Ukrainian state. Obverse (silver coin): against a symbolic composition made from the letters “Я” is the legend УКРАЇНА The Act of Declaration of Ukraine’s Independence, (Ukraine) with a latent image, above which is Ukraine’s adopted by the Ukrainian Parliament on 24 August 1991, small coat of arms; below against a smooth background became a landmark historical document that reflected is a line from a poem by Ivan Franko “It’s not the time” the centuries-old desire of Ukrainians to create … НАМ ПОРА ДЛЯ УКРАЇНИ ЖИТЬ! (It’s time, for us, an independent, sovereign and democratic to live for Ukraine!); the coin face value 20 ГРИВЕНЬ Ukrainian state. (20 hryvnias), and the coin issue year 2016.

Obverse (gold coin): against a matt background Reverse: against a conventionalized bunch is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) (above) and the coin of flowers is a map of Ukraine, a blue-yellow*** flag face value ДВІСТІ П’ЯТДЕСЯТ ГРИВЕНЬ and the following legends: 25 РОКІВ (25 years) (two hundred and fifty hryvnias) (below); in the center, (above the map) and НЕЗАЛЕЖНОСТІ УКРАЇНИ against a smooth background, in a circle made from (of Ukraine’s independence) (on the map).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAu 900, fine weight 62.2, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 62.2, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

***Decorative elements – enamel.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 59 ANCIENT CITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

Ancient Vyshhorod

Put into circulation 30 August 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coin commemorates the ancient town between the saints is a cross, with an ornament of Vyshhorod, the first written mention of which goes beneath it; there are vertical legends: БОРИС (Boris) back to 946 – it is mentioned in “The Tale of Bygone (on the left) and ГЛІБ (Gleb) (on the right); below Years” as a residence of Princess Olga of Kyiv. are the coin face vale 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), The town flourished under the Kyiv Rus state the coin issue year 2016, and the mint mark of the 9th – 13th centuries, and served at a certain of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works time as a country residence of great Kyiv princes. (to the right). The first Old Rus saints, Boris and Gleb (sons of Kyiv Prince Volodymyr the Great), were buried Reverse: there is a color fragment of one of the oldest in Vyshhorod, and are the patrons of the town. and most famous icons, Vladimir Mother of God (pad printed); to the left is the following conventionalized Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms composition: against the background of a three-domed and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center church are the images of a prince and his men outside against a smooth background are the images of Boris the town gate, and the legends ДАВНІЙ ВИШГОРОД/ and Gleb, two of the first saints to be canonized; 946 РІК (Ancient Vyshhorod/946).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 60 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

200 Years since the Establishment of the Dokuchaiev Kharkiv National Agrarian University

Put into circulation 1 September 2016

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coin commemorates the Kharkiv National Agrarian Institute, Beniamin Flatt, and the names of the cities University. One of the oldest agrarian educational where the university operated; beneath is the coin face institutions, it was founded in 1816 as the Marymont value 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias), the coin issue year 2016 Agrarian Institute. Today, it is Ukraine’s modern center and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and of agrarian science, which has made a significant Minting Works (to the left). contribution to the development of domestic education and science and is recognized internationally. Reverse: there is a portrait of Dokuchaiev, an image of the university’s modern building, and the legends: Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms ХАРКІВСЬКИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ АГРАРНИЙ and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center against УНІВЕРСИТЕТ (Kharkiv National Agrarian University) a smooth background is the logotype of the Dokuchaiev (above), ІМЕНІ В. В. ДОКУЧАЄВА (Dokuchaiev) Kharkiv National Agrarian University, to the left of which (above the building), and 200 РОКІВ (200 years) is a portrait of the first director of the Marymont Agrarian (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 61 OTHER COINS SERIES 2016

100 Years since the Battles Fought by a Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen on the Lysonia Mount

Put into circulation 2 September 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Serhii Kharuk, Oleksandr Kharuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coin commemorates the feat performed by a legion 1914 (U.S.R 1914) (from the emblem of Ukrainian Sich of Ukrainian Sich riflemen. One hundred years ago, riflemen); beneath is the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ the legion achieved a victory in the battle for the Lysonia (5 hryvnias), the coin issue year 2016 and the mint mark Mount, having stopped the advance of the Russian army of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. on the town of Berezhany during the Brusilov Offensive. The legion was a Ukrainian voluntary military unit within Reverse: there is a conventionalized composition the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War. of a military trumpeter against the outline of the modern war memorial on the Lysonia Mount Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the legends 100-РІЧЧЯ БОЇВ ЛЕГІОНУ and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center against УКРАЇНСЬКИХ СІЧОВИХ СТРІЛЬЦІВ (100 years a smooth background is the following conventionalized since the battles fought by a legion of Ukrainian composition: in a guelder rose wreath there is a heraldic Sich riflemen) (above, semicircular) and НА ГОРІ lion standing on a cliff, which has the legend У.С.С. ЛИСОНЯ (on the Lysonia Mount).

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Ukraine: Nonpermanent Member of the U.N. Security Council in 2016–2017

Put into circulation 7 September 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko Serhii Kharuk, Oleksandr Kharuk

The coin commemorates the event that gives Ukraine and yellow ribbon (pad-printed) against the background an additional ability to inform the international of the globe, which has a guelder rose twig on top. community of what is going on in the country, as well as provides it with a new opportunity to protect its Reverse: against a smooth background sovereignty and territorial integrity. The U.N. Security is the U.N. emblem surrounded by the following Council is a standing United Nations body responsible legends: ТРАНСФОРМУЮЧИ СПІЛЬНІ ЗУСИЛЛЯ for maintaining international peace and security. НА БЛАГО МИРУ, БЕЗПЕКИ І ПРОЦВІТАННЯ (Transforming joint efforts to achieve peace, Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms security and prosperity); against a matt background and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), and the coin face are the following circular legends: УКРАЇНА – value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) (to the right); to the left is НЕПОСТІЙНИЙ ЧЛЕН РАДИ БЕЗПЕКИ ООН, the coin issue year 2016 and the mint mark of the NBU’s 2016–2017 (Ukraine: nonpermanent member Banknote Minting and Printing Works; there is a blue of the U.N. Security Council, 2016–2017).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 63 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

Mykhailo Hrushevsky

Put into circulation 26 September 2016

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 25,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Atamanchuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coin commemorates 150 years since the birth Obverse: above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), of Mykhailo Hrushevsky. Hrushevsky was a historian, Ukraine’s small coat of arms (to the left), the coin a promoter of Ukrainian science, a literary scholar, issue year 2016 and the mint mark of the NBU’s a sociologist, an essay writer, a writer, a politician, Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the right); a public figure, and a statesman. there is a conventionalized composition of a fragment from a documentary – Hrushevsky in front of an array Hrushevsky developed the idea of the independent of troops; below is the coin face value 2 ГРИВНІ historical development of Ukrainians, arguing that (2 hryvnias). Ukrainians were different from the neighboring peoples both in their origins and political, economic and cultural Reverse: against a smooth background is an image life. His numerous works on Ukrainian history were of Mykhailo Hrushevsky against the background translated into Bulgarian, Czech, German, French of a book shelf; above are the legends МИХАЙЛО/ and English. ГРУШЕВСЬКИЙ/1866–1934 (Mykhailo/Hrushevsky/ 1866–1934).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 64 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

70 Years of Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics

Put into circulation 30 September 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 33.0 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,000 30,000

Designer Engravers Volodymyr Atamanchuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coins are dedicated to the Kyiv National University is the coin face value: on the silver coin П’ЯТЬ of Trade and Economics – a modern higher educational ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias), on the nickel silver coin establishment, which defined its mission as working ДВІ ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias). On the nickel silver coin for present and future generations. is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the left). Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); Reverse: there is the university’s building in the center against a smooth background and the legends: 70 РОКІВ (70 years) (under is the university’s big coat of arms, the ribbon the building) КИЇВСЬКИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ on it reading SCIENTIA DIFFICILIS SED FRUCTUOSA (Kyiv National) (semicircular, above) ТОРГОВЕЛЬНО- (science is hard but fruitful); to the right of the coat ЕКОНОМІЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ (University of Trade of arms is the coin issue year – 2016; beneath and Economics) (below).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 65 OTHER COINS SERIES 2016

One Hundred Years since the Introduction of the Ukrainian Fire Engine

Put into circulation 3 October 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Demianenko Volodymyr Demianenko

This coin commemorates the introduction of the first fire helmet and fire fighting equipment; beneath engines in Ukraine, an important milestone in the history is the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias), of technical achievement. Converted from Benz-Gaggenau the coin issue year 2016 (to the left) and the mint city buses, these engines marked the beginning of a new mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting era in the long and gradual development of fire fighting Works (to the right). machinery. Reverse: there is a color fire engine with fire fighters Obverse: above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) sitting inside it (pad-printed) and the legends and Ukraine’s small coat of arms; in the center ПОЖЕЖНИЙ АВТОМОБІЛЬ (fire engine) (above) against a smooth background is a fire fighter’s and 100/РОКІВ (100/years) (below).

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Ukraine Starts with You

Put into circulation 12 October 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 50,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko Serhii Kharuk, Oleksandr Kharuk

The coin commemorates volunteerism in Ukraine, of the trident, the sign of the Princely State which grew to unprecedented proportions during of Volodymyr the Great, consisting of various-sized the Revolution of Dignity and the start of the military conventionalized hearts, which symbolize self-sacrifice conflict in eastern Ukraine. Volunteerism united and generous deeds; there is also the coin face value Ukrainian society by successfully creating an efficient 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) (vertical, to the right); beneath network of non-government initiatives and unions is the coin issue year 2016 and mint mark of the NBU’s that dealt with the country`s most urgent and pressing Banknote Printing and Minting Works. issues. Volunteerism manifests a remarkable ability to unite, social responsibility, humanism and service Reverse: there is the following symbolic composition: to people. in the center is a silhouette of a Ukrainian soldier with a blue-yellow heart (pad-printed); the soldier Obverse: to the left is Ukraine’s small coat of arms is surrounded by conventionalized hands with hearts, and the vertical legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); against which represent care, protection, sacrifice a smooth background is a conventionalized image and kindness.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 67 FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES 2016

The Peacock

Put into circulation 9 November 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscription*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The coin celebrates the peacock and its representations and the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); in Old Rus books, which were illustrated and decorated in the center, against the background of a miniature with patterns comprising figures of people, animals, from Sviatoslav’s collection of texts dating back to 1076, birds, etc. The calligraphers and miniaturists who is a gilt** image of a peacock that comes from the same produced the illustrations in Old Rus books had an miniature. impressive artistic taste. Reverse: there is an image of a peacock from a Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms, miniature in St. George’s Gospel (A.D. 12th century), the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue year 2016 under which is the vertical legend ПАВИЧ (peacock).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative element local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0002 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 68 FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES 2016

The Deer

Put into circulation 9 November 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscription*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin celebrates the deer and its representations, and the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); which symbolized its power, speed, and untamed in the center is a gilt** fragment of a Scythian pommel spirit. These representations are found in cultural shaped as a conventionalized deer that comes from monuments from various epochs. One of the periods the Thick Grave (Tovsta Mohyla) (4th century B.C.). Near includes the period when the Scythians, who left behind the fragment is an image of the pommel it comes from. a great legacy, flourished on the Ukrainian steppe. Representations of the deer have also been found Reverse: there is an image of a deer (to the left) in works that are masterpieces of human genius, but against the background of a relief that comes from whose age and origin have remained unclear the village of Busha and features a deer, and the vertical for centuries. legend ОЛЕНЬ (deer). The relief was discovered by Volodymyr Antonovych, a prominent Ukrainian Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, historian, in the village of Busha, Yampil region, the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue year 2016 Vinnytsia oblast, in the latter half of the 19th century.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works

**Decorative element local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0002 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 69 FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES 2016

The Wolf

Put into circulation 9 November 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscription*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin celebrates the wolf and its representations Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, the on the cultural monuments of Kyiv Rus, a period legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue year 2016 and in the development of Ukrainian society. The original the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); in the center culture of Kyiv Rus did not copy or adopt the legacies is a gilt** fragment embossed on a rhyton (auroch’s horn) of other cultures. Instead, it organically combined that was found in the Black Grave (Chernihiv, A.D. 10th cultural elements from neighboring countries, century), depicting two fighting wolves. Near the fragment tribes and peoples with its own traditions. The tribes is an image of the rhyton it comes from. and peoples that inhabited Ukrainian lands for thousands of years created a culture and handed Reverse: there is an image of a wolf (to the left) against it down to future generations, ensuring uninterrupted the background of a fragment of a bracelet with wolves cultural progress. found in an ancient settlement in the Principality of Halych (A.D. 12th-13th centuries), and the vertical legend ВОВК (wolf).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative element local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0002 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 70 СHINESE CALENDAR SERIES 2016

The Year of the Rooster

Put into circulation 9 December 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Proof

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 20,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

This coin commemorates the year of the rooster year – 2017, the coin’s metal – Ag 925, fine weight – according to a calendar of Chinese origin. The calendar 15.55 g and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote is based on the twelve-year orbit of Jupiter, the largest Printing and Minting Works. planet in the solar system. Reverse: surrounded by a conventionalized floral Obverse: above is Ukraine`s small coat of arms, beneath ornament is an image of the rooster, done in a lubok which is the legend НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК/УКРАЇНИ printing style. The rooster`s eye is decorated with (National Bank of Ukraine); in the center surrounded a yellow cubic zirconium oxide*. Above and below by a conventionalized floral ornament is the coin face this composition there are sketches of all value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); below is the coin issue the 12 symbols of the Chinese calendar.

*Decoration element- cubic zirconium oxide 1.25 mm in diameter.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 71 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

200 Years since the Establishment of the Lviv Trade and Economic University

Put into circulation 12 December 2016

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Atamanchuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

This coin commemorates the Lviv Trade and Economic (to the left) and the legend 200/РОКІВ (200/years) University, one of the oldest educational institutions (to the right); below is the coin issue year ДВІ ГРИВНІ to provide training in the area of trade. Having inherited (two hryvnias) and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote the best practices of the Lviv Academy of Commerce, Printing and Minting Works (to the right). today it is a modern European educational institution, which successfully educates young people, and promotes Reverse: there is the university’s coat of arms, their academic development. with the year when the university was founded 1816, and the following semicircular legends: ЛЬВІВСЬКИЙ Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms ТОРГОВЕЛЬНО-ЕКОНОМІЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center against (Lviv Trade and Economic University), LITTERIS ET a smooth background is an image of the university COMMERCIUM. building, above which is the coin issue year 2016

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 72 OTHER COINS SERIES 2016

St. Nicholas Day

Put into circulation 12 December 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 75,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk Serhii Kharuk, Oleksandr Kharuk

This coin celebrates St. Nicholas Day, a festival of love Obverse: there is a conventionalized image of St. Nicholas, and care for your fellow human beings. St. Nicholas under which is a rainbow with toys, Ukraine’s small coat is famous for his service to people and has been revered of arms, the coin issue year 2016, the legend УКРАЇНА in Ukraine since Kyiv Rus times. (Ukraine), and the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); to the right is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote St. Nicholas is believed to have performed miracles, Printing and Minting Works. and his spiritual experience is handed down from generation to generation. Reverse: there is a color composition (pad-printed) of happy children with toys in their hands; above St. Nicholas embodies a good spirit who oversees children is the following legend: ДО НАС ЗАВІТАЙ,/СВЯТИЙ/ all year round. Children write him letters with their wishes МИКОЛАЮ! (Come to us, St. Nicholas!). on the holiday’s eve.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 73 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

Bohdan Stupka

Put into circulation 19 December 2016

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 25,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko

This coin celebrates the famous Ukrainian actor Prayer”, which itself is loosely based on a work and Hero of Ukraine, Bohdan Stupka. by Sholem Aleichem).

Bohdan Stupka was able to portray any image Obverse: above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) or character: he performed over 150 film and theatrical and Ukraine’s small coat of arms; in the center roles. He made his film debut in Yurii Illienko`s film is the following conventionalized composition: against “The White Bird Marked with Black” (1971) as Orest the background of a wing flat is a motion picture film Dzvonar. Stupka portrayed many historical characters, and theatrical masks against a smooth background; including hetmans Ivan Briukhovetsky, Ivan Mazepa, beneath is the issue year 2016, face value 2 ГРИВНІ and Bohdan Khmelnytsky, as well as Genghis Khan, (2 hryvnias), and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Boris Godunov, Ostap Vyshnia, and many others. Printing and Minting Works. In 1993, Stupka was awarded the Shevchenko National Prize (the highest Ukrainian state prize for works Reverse: there is an image of Bohdan Stupka, of culture and arts) for his major role in the play “Tevye- to the left of which is the legend БОГДАН/ Tevel” (based on Grigori Gorin`s play “The Memorial СТУПКА/1941/2012 (Bohdan/Stupka/1941/2012).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 74 ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

St. Nicholas Cathedral (City of Kyiv)

Put into circulation 19 December 2016

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 999 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 32.0 35.0

Quality Special Proof* uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions**

Mintage, units 3,000 30,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

These coins commemorate St. Nicholas Cathedral. of the St. Nicholas Cathedral’s interior; to the right, Designed by architect Volovskyi in a Gothic Revival there is the coin face value: 10 ГРИВЕНЬ (10 hryvnias) style and built in the early 20th century by architect on the silver coin and 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias) Gorodetskyi, the cathedral is Kyiv’s one of the most on the nickel silver coin; below is the coin issue beautiful architectural monuments. year 2016. On the nickel silver coin to the right there is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote The cathedral features a light architectural style, Printing and Minting Works. perfect proportions, impressing with its pointed towers and exquisite stuccowork. Reverse: there is an image of the cathedral’s building and the following legends: КОСТЬОЛ СВЯТОГО Obverse: to the left, there is the Small Coat of Arms МИКОЛАЯ (St. Nicholas Cathedral) (semicircular of Ukraine and the vertical inscription УКРАЇНА above) КИЇВ (Kyiv) (above the building). (Ukraine); in the center, there is an image

* This coin is concave on one side.

**Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 999, fine weight31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 75 ANCIENT CITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2016

Ancient Drohobych

Put into circulation 22 December 2016

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko

This coin commemorates an ancient Halych town tower, with the town’s town hall and conventionalized of Drohobych. The only extant recorded mention view being in the background; beneath is the mint mark of the town goes back to the 14th century, although of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. archaeological evidence shows that the town has a much longer history. Reverse: against the background of a fragment from an engraving featuring ancient Drohobych is the town’s Obverse: there is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, coat of arms (above); in the foreground is the town’s the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin face value St. Peter and Paul’s Church and St. George’s Church; 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), and the coin issue year 2016 beneath against a smooth background is the legends (below to the right); in the foreground is the town’s ДРОГОБИЧ/ДАВНІЙ (Drohobych/ancient).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 76 2016

Commemorative Coins Issued in 2016

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation

Shchedryk (to mark 100 years since the first 1 The Ukrainian heritage Ag 925 20 hryvnias 5 January 2016 choral performance of the song)

Shchedryk (to mark 100 years since the first 2 The Ukrainian heritage Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 5 January 2016 choral performance of the song)

Bimetallic: outer ring – copper-nickel 70 Years of the Zakarpattia 3 Oblasts of Ukraine alloy; center – 5 hryvnias 14 January 2016 Oblast nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Outstanding 4 Sofia Rusova Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 18 February 2016 personalities of Ukraine

150 Years of the National Spiritual treasures 5 Parliamentary Library of Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 24 February 2016 of Ukraine Ukraine

Spiritual treasures 6 Theodosius of the Caves Ag 925 10 hryvnias 19 April 2016 of Ukraine

Games of the ХХХІ 7 Sports Ag 925 10 hryvnias 28 April 2016 Olympiad

Games of the ХХХІ 8 Sports Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 28 April 2016 Olympiad

Remembrance for the 9 Victims of Crimean Tatar Other coins Ag 925 10 hryvnias 12 Маy 2016 Genocide

Remembrance for the 10 Victims of Crimean Tatar Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 12 Маy 2016 Genocide

11 Petrykivka Painting The Ukrainian heritage Ag 925 10 hryvnias 20 May 2016

12 Petrykivka Painting The Ukrainian heritage Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 20 May 2016

13 Horse-Drawn Tram Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 25 May 2016

The Struve Geodetic Arc 14 (to mark 200 years since the Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 7 June 2016 start of astrogeodetic work)

Outstanding 15 Ivan Mykolaichuk Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 15 June 2016 personalities of Ukraine

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 77 COMMEMORATIVE COINS ISSUED IN 2016 2016

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation 20 Years of the Constitution Rebirth of Ukrainian 16 Ag 925 5 hryvnias 20 June 2016 of Ukraine statehood

20 Years of the Constitution Rebirth of Ukrainian 17 Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 20 June 2016 of Ukraine statehood

50 Years Since Higher educational the Establishment 18 establishments Ag 925 5 hryvnias 23 June 2016 of the Ternopil National of Ukraine Economic University

50 Years Since Higher educational the Establishment 19 establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 23 June 2016 of the Ternopil National of Ukraine Economic University

20 Lady’s Slipper Orchid Flora and fauna Ukraine Ag 925 10 hryvnias 20 July 2016

21 Lady’s Slipper Orchid Flora and fauna Ukraine Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 20 July 2016

Ancient cities 22 Ancient Malyn Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 28 July 2016 of Ukraine

Rebirth of Ukrainian 23 The Kyiv Rus Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 August 2016 statehood series

Rebirth of Ukrainian 24 The Kingdom of Galicia Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 August 2016 statehood

Rebirth of Ukrainian 25 The Cossack State Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 August 2016 statehood

The 25 Years of Rebirth of Ukrainian 26 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 August 2016 Independence of Ukraine statehood

The 25 Years of Rebirth of Ukrainian 27 Au 900 250 hryvnias 17 August 2016 Independence of Ukraine statehood

The 25 Years of Rebirth of Ukrainian 28 Ag 925 20 hryvnias 17 August 2016 Independence of Ukraine statehood

Ancient cities 29 Ancient Vyshhorod Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 30 August 2016 of Ukraine

200 Years since the Higher educational Establishment of the 30 establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 1 September 2016 Dokuchaiev Kharkiv National of Ukraine Agrarian University

100 Years since the Battles Fought by a Legion of 31 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 2 September 2016 Ukrainian Sich Riflemen on the Lysonia Mount

Ukraine: Nonpermanent 32 Member of the U.N. Security Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 7 September 2016 Council in 2016 - 2017

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 78 COMMEMORATIVE COINS ISSUED IN 2016 2016

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation Outstanding 33 Mykhailo Hrushevsky Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 26 September 2016 personalities of Ukraine

70 Years of Kyiv National Higher educational 34 University of Trade establishments Ag 925 5 hryvnias 30 September 2016 and Economics of Ukraine

70 Years of Kyiv National Higher educational 35 University of Trade establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 30 September 2016 and Economics of Ukraine

One Hundred Years since 36 the Introduction of the Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 3 October 2016 Ukrainian Fire Engine

37 Ukraine Starts with You Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 12 October 2016

Fauna in Ukrainian 38 The Peacock Ag 925 5 hryvnias 9 November 2016 cultural monuments

Fauna in Ukrainian 39 The Deer Ag 925 5 hryvnias 9 November 2016 cultural monuments

Fauna in Ukrainian 40 The Wolf Ag 925 5 hryvnias 9 November 2016 cultural monuments

41 The Year of the Rooster Сhinese calendar Ag 925 5 hryvnias 9 December 2016

200 Years since the Higher educational Establishment of the Lviv 42 establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 12 December 2016 Trade and Economic of Ukraine University

43 St. Nicholas Day Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 12 December 2016

Outstanding 44 Bohdan Stupka Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 19 December 2016 personalities of Ukraine

St. Nicholas Cathedral Architectural 45 Ag 999 10 hryvnias 19 December 2016 (City of Kyiv) monuments of Ukraine

St. Nicholas Cathedral Architectural 46 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 19 December 2016 (City of Kyiv) monuments of Ukraine

Ancient cities 47 Ancient Drohobych Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 22 December 2016 of Ukraine

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 79 Commemorative Coins Issued in 2017

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 80 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

Tetiana Yablonska

Put into circulation 21 February 2017

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 25,000

Designer Engravers Nataliia Fandikova Volodymyr Demianenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The coin commemorates the famous artist Tetiana Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms Yablonska. A holder of the title of Peoples’ Artist and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) (semicircular, to the of Ukraine, the winner of the Shevchenko State Prize right); there is a conventionalized fragment of the artist’s of Ukraine and many other prizes, she is an exemplar painting “Flax” (1975); beneath is the coin face value of Ukrainian fine arts. 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) (to the left), the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works Yablonska’s creative activity is a remarkable page and the issue year 2017 (to the right). in the history of Ukrainian art. The artist’s paintings feature rich and exquisite colors, and include such Reverse: against a smooth background is an image well-known works as “Before the Start”, “Bread”, of Tetiana Yablonska holding a palette in her hands; “Spring”, “Flax”, “Morning”, “Youth”, and “The Life to the left is the semicircular legend ЯБЛОНСЬКА Proceeds”. ТЕТЯНА (Yablonska Tetiana), the artists facsimile, below which is the figure 100.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 81 FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES 2017

The Aurochs

Put into circulation 15 March 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscription*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin celebrates the auroch and its representations of which is a ritual vessel decorated with on the unique monuments of ancient cultures an auroch’s head. that inhabited Ukrainian lands and made an important contribution to the world`s collection of antiques. Reverse: there is an auroch’s head (to the left) and a fragment of a cave painting which depicts Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, an auroch and goats that comes from the Stone Tomb the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue (Kamyana Mohyla) in Zaporizhzhia oblast (to the right). year 2017 and the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ The grottos and caves of the Stone Tomb feature several (5/hryvnias); there are monuments that stem thousand petroglyphs – cave paintings from the unique Trypillian culture: in the center that date back to a period from the Late Stone Age is a gilt bone plate in the form of an auroch’s head** to the Middle Ages. On the right, against the background (Ternopil oblast, 3700 – 3500 B.C.), to the right of the painting, is the legend ТУР (auroch).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative element local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0002 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 82 REBIRTH OF UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD SERIES 2017

100 Years since the Ukrainain Revolution of 1917–1921

Put into circulation 22 March 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

This coin commemorates the events of 1917–1921, Оbverse: above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), when the Ukrainian nation fought to restore and retain the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), Ukraine’s its statehood. During the revolution, the Ukrainian small coat of arms, and the coin issue year 2017; against People’s Republic, the Ukrainian State, and the West a smooth background is the following conventionalized Ukrainian People’s Republic were created. These composition: a Ukrainian flag with a trident in the center, complex social and political events made a huge below which is a composition symbolizing a broken contribution to Ukraine’s regaining its independence Russian empire; the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote in 1991. The powerful spirit of those times, together Printing and Minting Works is on the left. with historic transformations and changes, had, among other things, a significant impact on art, which Reverse: there is the following conventionalized reflected confusion, worry and social disturbances. composition: a moving flag bearer with a blue The coin is made in an avant-garde style, which calls and yellow flag (colored, pad-printed) against the to mind world-famous avant-gardists whose birth, background of columns of demonstrators holding upbringing, self-awareness, and national traditions flags and banners. These demonstrators symbolize are connected with Ukraine. These include David Burliuk, those dramatic events in Ukrainian history when there Kazimir Malevich, Vladimir Tatlin, Aleksandra Ekster, were mass rallies, slogans, and calls to independence, Vasyl Yermilov, Alexander Bogomazov... freedom, etc.; there are also the following legends: УКРАЇНСЬКА РЕВОЛЮЦІЯ (Ukrainian revolution) (above), 1917/1921 (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 83 FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES 2017

The Lion

Put into circulation 11 April 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscription*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin celebrates the lion and its representations there is a fragment of a plate featuring a lion** that in the cultural monuments of Kyiv Rus. The tribes dates back to the 13th century (Kherson Museum), to the and peoples that inhabited Ukrainian lands for right of which is an image of the plate itself. thousands of years have created countless works of art. Priceless cultural monuments from various periods Reverse: there is a lion’s head, to the right of which in history tell us how ancient people learned to work is a fragment depicting lions. The fragment comes with natural materials, and to make them powerful from a unique slate relief in the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra by using symbols – representations of birds, animals, (a famous Kyiv monastery with caves), and dates back people and ornaments, etc. to the 11th century. Griffons, centaurs, lions, dragons and other images from antiquity were popular motifs Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms, in the decorative art of old Rus principalities. the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue year 2017 To the right, against the background of the fragment, and the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); is the vertical legend ЛЕВ (lion).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative element local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0007 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 84 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

Mykola Kostomarov

Put into circulation 20 April 2017

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 25,000

Designer Engraver Anatolii Demianenko Anatolii Demianenko

This coin commemorates Mykola Kostomarov, a public Obverse: above is the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА figure, historian, archeographer, ethnographer, folklore (Ukraine), under which is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; specialist, writer and publicist. in the center there is the following conventionalized composition: against the background of newspaper A member of many scientific organizations, Mykola pages is a pile of books topped by a globe; to the right Kostomarov was the ideologist of the Brotherhood are the legends 2/ГРИВНІ/2017 (2/hryvnias/2017) of Saints Cyril and Methodius, as well as the author and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing of “A Book on the Existence of the Ukrainian People”, and Minting Works. which set out the brotherhood’s program. Mykola Kostomarov advocated for the right of the Ukrainian Reverse: there is a portrait of Mykola Kostomarov, language and literature to develop independently to the left of which are the writer’s signature and freely. He was a prolific writer who left behind and the years of his birth and death: 1817/1885; dozens of volumes of poetry, tales, stories, as well above is the semicircular legend МИКОЛА as popular scientific and polemic articles. КОСТОМАРОВ (Mykola Kostomarov).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 85 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

200 Years since the Establishment of the Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University

Put into circulation 11 May 2017

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engravers Volodymyr Atamanchuk Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk

This coin commemorates the Ushinsky South Ukrainian year – 2017, the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote National Pedagogical University, one of the oldest Printing and Minting Works and the coin face educational institutions in Ukraine. The first pedagogical value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias); in the center, university in southern Ukraine, it was founded against a smooth background, is a fragment on 2 May 1817 in Odesa as a part of the Richelieu of the university’s logo, below which are the following Lyceum. According to the statute of the Richelieu legends: ПІВДЕННОУКРАЇНСЬКИЙ/НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ/ Lyceum, the Main Pedagogical Institute was established ПЕДАГОГІЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ/ІМЕНІ with the purpose of “training intelligent and talented К. Д. УШИНСЬКОГО/200 РОКІВ (Ushinsky/South teachers capable of passing their knowledge Ukrainian/National/Pedagogical University/200 years). on to other people”. Reverse: there is an image of the modern university Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms building and the following legends: GLORIA ET HONOR and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue TIBI MAGISTER! (semicircular above), ODESA (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 86 OTHER COINS SERIES 2017

Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Put into circulation 11 May 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided design Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Vitalii Andriianov Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The coin commemorates the 62nd Eurovision song contest conventionalized composition: a cityscape that was held in Ukraine. with Archangel Michael and the legend КИЇВ (Kyiv).

Obverse: in the center against a smooth background Reverse: there are the 2017 contest’s official slogan is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below which and the logo: color beads (pad-printed) in the center are the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin’s face of which are the legend EURO, a blue and yellow value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias), issue year 2017, heart (pad-printed), and the legend ISION/SONG and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing CONTEST/KYIV 2017; above is the semicircular legend and Minting Works; above is the following semicircular CELEBRATE DIVERSITY.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 87 ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle

Put into circulation 17 May 2017

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 38.6 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,000 40,000

Designer Engraver Anatolii Demianenko Anatolii Demianenko

These coins commemorate the legendary Kamianets- a smooth background is a layout of the old castle in the Podilskyi Castle, which is one of Ukraine’s most town of Kamianets-Podilsk; to the right is the coin beautiful architectural monuments. issue year – 2017; beneath is the coin face value: 10 ГРИВЕНЬ (10 hryvnias) on the silver coin The castle, which was the main defense building and 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias) on the nickel silver coin. in the town’s defense complex, has been changed On the nickel silver coin, to the right, is the mint mark and rebuilt many times. Today, the castle is a part of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. of Kamianets-Podiskyi’s state historical reserve museum. Reverse: there is an image of Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle and the following legends: КАМ’ЯНЕЦЬ- Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms ПОДІЛЬСЬКИЙ/СТАРИЙ ЗАМОК (Kamianets-Podilskyi/ and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center against Old Castle) (semicircular above).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 88 FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES 2017

The Snake

Put into circulation 25 May 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscription*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

This coin celebrates the snake and its representations and the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); in cultural monuments from various times. The tribes in the center is a gilt ring in the shape of a snake** and peoples that inhabited Ukrainian lands for (second-third centuries AD) found in the ancient town thousands of years have created countless works of art. of Tyras (the modern town of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi), Priceless cultural monuments from various periods in to the right of which is a double-sided medallion, history tell us how ancient people learned to work with which was worn on the neck (12th century AD). Such natural materials, and to make them powerful by using medallions were very popular in Kyiv Rus. They were symbols – representations of birds, animals, people, used as protective amulets, featuring a Christian motif and ornaments, etc. The image of the snake plays a on one side and the Medusa’s head on the other side. prominent role in the ornaments of Trypillian ceramics. In Trypillian culture, snakes were seen as benevolent, Reverse: there is an image of a snake against and the protectors of domestic property. the background of Trypillian ceramics in the shape of snakes. Beneath the ceramics is the vertical Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms, the legend ЗМІЯ (snake). legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin issue year 2017

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative element local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0003 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 89 OTHER COINS SERIES 2017

125 Years since the Establishment of the Tram Service in Kyiv

Put into circulation 25 May 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designer Engravers Mykola Kochubei Anatolii Demianenko, Volodymyr Demianenko

This coin commemorates the establishment of the electric on the right is the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias) tram service in the city of Kyiv. In June 1892, electric (written vertically) and the coin issue year 2017; trams started to run along Oleksandr (modern Volodymyr) there is the following conventionalized composition: tram Descent in Kyiv, which is the steepest place in the city. tracks on a stone pavement aiming skywards as a symbol The tram, which had a route of 1.5 km, connected of progress and the legends КИЇВ (Kyiv) 1892/PARIS 1881/ the Tsar (modern European) Square and the Lower BERLIN 1881/LONDON 1901 (cities in which, and the years (modern Poshtova) Square. The tram service developed when, electric trams were launched); there is the mint mark rapidly in the city on seven hills (as Kyiv is sometimes of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. referred to) - by the end of the 19th a total of 50 km of electrified tracks had been laid. Reverse: there is a tram with passengers against the background of a Kyiv cityscape; above is the semicircular Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, to the left legend ТРАМВАЙНИЙ РУХ В КИЄВІ/125/РОКІВ of which is the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); (tram service in Kyiv/125/years).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 90 FLORA AND FAUNA OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

The Marbled Polecat

Put into circulation 1 June 2017

Face value, hryvnias 10 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 38.6 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,000 40,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Demianenko, Volodymyr Demianenko, Nataliia Fandikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin celebrates the marbled polecat, of arms and the following legends: on the silver coin an endangered species of carnivorous mammals УКРАЇНА/10/ГРИВЕНЬ/2017 (Ukraine/10/hryvnias/2017), from the Mastelidae family. This rare species on the nickel silver coin УКРАЇНА/2/ГРИВНІ/2017 is on the Ukrainian List of Endangered Species. (Ukraine/2/hryvnias/2017), and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. The marble polecat has multicolored fur. The animal’s favorite habitat is grasslands. In Ukraine, it is mainly Reverse: there are a color image of a marbled polecat found in Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. (pad printed) and the semicircular legends VORMELA Marbled polecats are usually active during the night PEREGUSNA (above), ПЕРЕГУЗНЯ (marbled polecat) or at dusk, spending most of their days in burrows. (below).

Obverse: inside a wreath made from images of some flora and fauna species are Ukraine’s small coat

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 91 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

Josef Slipyj

Put into circulation 20 June 2017

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

This coin commemorates Josef Slipyj (born Yosyp and the legends СОБОР/СВЯТОГО/ЮРА,/ЛЬВІВ Kobernytskyi-Dychkovskyi). A church leader, (St. George’s/Cathedral/Lviv); the coin also features a public figure, a pedagogue, a patron of the arts the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and a theologian, Josef Slipyj was the patriarch and Minting Works (to the left). of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1975 to 1984. Josef Slipyj, who symbolizes the indomitable Reverse: against a smooth background is a portrait spirit of the Ukrainian people, strived to unite of Josef Slipyj, which appears to be squeezed Ukrainians throughout the world. between the edges of two matt planes symbolizing the patriarch’s martyrdom and self-sacrifice; on each Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms side of the portrait are words from Josef Slipyj’s and the issue year of 2017; below are the legend testament: …МОЛІТЬСЯ,/ПРАЦЮЙТЕ І/БОРІТЬСЯ ЗА/ УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and the face value 2/ГРИВНІ ЗБЕРЕЖЕННЯ/ХРИСТИЯНСЬКОЇ/ДУШІ (...Pray, work (2/hryvnias); against a smooth background is the and/fight for/the preservation of/the Christian soul) following composition: to the left are the church (to the left), КОЖНОЇ/ЛЮДИНИ/УКРАЇНСЬКОГО/ in Rome built on the orders of Josef Slipyj РОДУ І ЗА ВЕСЬ/УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ/НАРІД… (every/ and the legends СОБОР/СВЯТОЇ/СОФІЇ,/РИМ person/Ukrainian/stock and for/all/Ukrainians) (Santa/Sofia/a Via Boccea/Rome); to the right (to the right) and the legends ПАТРІАРХ ЙОСИФ/ are a depiction of the Lviv cathedral belonging СЛІПИЙ (patriarch Josef/Slipyj); beneath is the to the Halychyna Metropolinate of the Ukrainian patriarch’s coat of arms on each side of which Greek Catholic Church, which was headed are the patriarch’s years of birth and death by Metropolitan Josef Slipyj, and where he is buried, 1892 and 1984.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 92 OTHER COINS SERIES 2017

400 Years since the Establishment of the Lutsk Orthodox Fellowship of the True Cross

Put into circulation 20 June 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates the Lutsk Orthodox Fellowship Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, to the right of the True Cross - a national, religious and community- of which is the vertical legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); beneath based organization of the Volyn Orthodox Polish gentry. is the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias); The fellowship strived to preserve and protect Orthodoxy against a smooth background is the fellowship’s in Volyn, and played an important role in the region’s social Church of the True Cross (city of Lutsk, 17th century), and political life in the first half of the 17th century. to the right of which, against the background of a conventionalized image of an old printed text, Fellowships founded in Lviv, Kyiv, Lutsk, Ostroh, Vilnia are the issue year 2017 and the mint mark of the NBU’s and other places in the late 16th and early 17th centuries Banknote Printing and Minting Works. were involved in charitable, cultural and educational activities. As part of their efforts, they established Reverse: against a smooth background are fellowship hospitals, schools, and printing houses, erected churches members, above which are the fellowship’s seal and the and monasteries, and distributed books promoting culture semicircular legend ЛУЦЬКЕ ХРЕСТОВОЗДВИЖЕНСЬКЕ and science. БРАТСТВО (Lutsk Orthodox Fellowship of the True Cross); beneath is the legend 400 РОКІВ (400 years)

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 93 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

Mykhailo Petrenko

Put into circulation 11 July 2017

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

This coin commemorates the romanticist poet Mykhailo issue year 2017), the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), Petrenko (1817–1862), who created most of his poems and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing in the first half of the 19th century. Although many and Minting Works. of his works are now lost, his surviving poem “I’m looking at High Skies” is well-known. Verses from Reverse: against a smooth background are a flying his other works have come down to us in folk songs. falcon and the following legends: Дивлюся на небо/ These include “Waves are rising on the Oskol River” та й думку гадаю:/Чому я не сокіл,/чому не літаю,/ and “I Would Take a Bandura”. Чому мені, Боже,/ти криллів не дав?/Я землю б покинув/і в небо злітав! (I`m looking at high skies/ Obverse: in the Ukrainian steppe there are a kurgan and it makes me wonder/Why aren’t I a falcon?/Why and a baba (kurgan stela), on whose shoulder a falcon aren’t I a-flying/God why have you left me/with no wings sits; above is the following semicircular composition: to fly?/I’d take off the ground/and fly high above) the coin face value 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias), Ukraine’s and МИХАЙЛО/ПЕТРЕНКО (Mykhailo/Petrenko)/ small coat of arms (below which is the coin 1817–1862 (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 94 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

Ivan Aivazovsky

Put into circulation 11 July 2017

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates the world-famous Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms artist Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900). A painter and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), to the left of seascapes and battle scenes and a patron of which is the coin issue year 2017; in the middle of the arts, he depicted the powerful element, is a conventionalized fragment from a picture the sea, in all its glory. Ivan Aivazovsky was by Aivazovsky; beneath are the coin face value born in the Crimean town of Feodosia. 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias) and the mint mark of the He spent his childhood near the sea, which NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. always fascinated him. That is why the bulk of his works depict the sea. However, many Reverse: there is a portrait of Ivan Aivazovsky, of his paintings have Ukrainian motifs, such to the left of which are the semicircular legend as the Dnipro River, steppe, chumaks ІВАН АЙВАЗОВСЬКИЙ (Ivan Aivazovsky) (Ukrainian traders and oxcart drivers), and the years of his birth and death 1817/1900; and wedding scenes. to the right of the portrait is the artist’s signature.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 95 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

85 Years since the Establishment of Kyiv Oblast

Put into circulation 25 July 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic – outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates Kyiv oblast, which is the cradle legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ of Kyiv Rus. Kyiv Oblast mostly lies on the right bank (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ of the Dnipro River in two geographical regions: Polesia (five hryvnias) (below); to the right is the NBU’s mint and forest steppe. The oblast is rich in the following mark; in the center is the following conventionalized mineral resources: peat, brown coal, granites, gneisses, composition: a fragment from the Alexandria Arboretum as well as deposits of kaolin and clay. Kyiv oblast (in the town of Bila Tserkva), the Ascension Cathedral boasts 177 rivers, all of which flow into the Dnipro River. (in the town of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi), which is The oblast has 130 natural reserves and conservation an outstanding monument of religious architecture areas. Its economic potential is based on mechanical in Ukrainian Baroque style, beneath are Trypillian engineering, metal working, food production and ceramics and ears of wheat. developed agriculture. On the reverse: there are the oblast’s coat of arms Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, and the circular legends: КИЇВСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ under which is an image of the AN-225 Mriya (Kyiv oblast) (above), ЗАСНОВАНА У 1932 РОЦІ and the coin`s issue year – 2017; there are circular (established in 1932) (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 96 OTHER COINS SERIES 2017

The Wheel of Life

Put into circulation 25 July 2017

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm 38.6

Quality Рroof

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin celebrates the philosophical meaning of the core and the following semicircular legends: УКРАЇНА principles of human life. These principles include striving (Ukraine), face value – 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias). for happiness and harmony, discovering the nature of good and evil, searching for the meaning of life and a human’s Reverse: against a smooth background is the wheel unique place in a boundless world. of life (gold-plated**), the rim of which is made of fragments that remind one of the wooden cart Obverse: against a smooth background is a road wheels used by chumaks (Ukrainian traders and oxcart leading along hills, dales and fields to the sun (gold- drivers). The spokes resemble a man and a woman, plated**), which symbolizes life’s journey and the road which represent the center of motion and the perpetual to the future. Beneath are Ukraine’s small coat of arms motion engine that drives people’s lives. There is also (to the left), the coin’s issue year 2017 (to the right), the following semicircular legend: КОЛЕСО ЖИТТЯ (wheel of life).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decoration element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.002g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 97 THE UKRAINIAN HERITAGE SERIES 2017

Kosiv Painting Style

Put into circulation 15 August 2017

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 999 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 32.0 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,500 40,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

These coins celebrate the gem of Ukrainian traditional conventionalized composition: against a smooth arts, Kosiv ceramics, which is named after the town background in the center is a ceramic vessel painted of Kosiv in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. in the Kosiv-style, on both sides of which are a boy and a girl in national costume (elements used in the The esthetics and style created in the Ukrainian Kosiv painting style); beneath is the coin’s face value Carpathians are unique and unmistakable. The main (semicircular): on the silver coin ДЕСЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ elements of the Kosiv painting style are flowers and (ten hryvnias) and on the nickel silver coin П’ЯТЬ figures that merge into geometrical ornaments; birds ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias). The nickel silver coin has and people wearing a national Hutsul attire the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing of predominantly green, yellow and brown colors. and Minting Works.

Today, the original Kosiv painting style is recognized Reverse: there are a color (pad-printed) plate featuring by its adherence to tradition, rich bright colors, a rooster (this side is concave on the silver coin) and original themes. and the semicircular legends: КОСІВСЬКИЙ РОЗПИС (Kosiv painting style) (above), ТАРІЛКА “ПІВНИК” Obverse: above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), (rooster plate) (below); on the right and left are under which to the right are the coin’s issue year 2017 conventionalized roosters. and Ukraine’s small coat of arms; there is the following

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 999, fine weight31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 98 ANCIENT CITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

Ancient Halych

Put into circulation 22 August 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko

This coin commemorates ancient Halych, which was one featuring a griffon (12th century), to the left of which of the largest centers of Kyiv Rus. Halych was the capital is the vertical legend 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias); below of the Principality of Halych and the Kingdom of Halych- to the right are the issue year 2017, and the mint mark Volhynia. The town was an important economic, political, of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. and cultural center, which promoted crafts, trade, and the construction of public housing and churches. The Halych- Reverse: there is the following conventionalized Volhynian Chronicle was also written in ancient Halych. composition: against the background of the town’s reconstruction is a horseman – King Danylo of Halych; Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms and above is the town’s coat of arms to the right of which the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center against is the legend ГАЛИЧ/ДАВНІЙ (Halych/ancient). a smooth background is a fragment of a ceramic plate

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 99 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

85 Years since the Establishment of Vinnytsia Oblast

Put into circulation 22 August 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic – outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates the land in the forest-steppe of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works; zone of the Podolian Upland. Vinnytsia Oblast is famous in the center is the coin`s issue year 2017 (above) for its numerous archeological, historical, architectural and the following composition: Potocki Palace and urban monuments. This land is intimately associated in the town of Tulchyn; the mill in the village with the Cossacks. It was in this land that the first of Krupoderyntsi, which dates back to the 19th century; Cossack units were formed, and the insurrectionary the water tower and fountains in the city of Vinnytsia; and haydamak movements gathered momentum. the famous and unique Busha relief, which was The oblast is rich in minerals and raw materials. discovered in a rock temple in the village of Busha It has 1,159 mineral deposits, including those of granite, and is regarded as a landmark of Vinnytsia Oblast; kaolin, garnet, fluorite and phosphorite. The town to the left of the relief are sunflowers and apples, of Khmilnyk boasts springs of healing mineral water which symbolize the oblast’s strong agricultural with a high content of radon. potential.

Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; there On the reverse: there are the oblast’s coat of arms are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ and the circular legends: ВІННИЦЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (Vinnytsia oblast) (above), ЗАСНОВАНА У 1932 РОЦІ (five hryvnias) (below); to the right is the mint mark (established in 1932) (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 100 COSMIC UKRAINE SERIES 2017

60th Anniversary of the Launching of the First Earth Satellite

Put into circulation 29 August 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 50,000

Designers Computer-aided design Volodymyr Taran, Vitalii Andriianov Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin celebrates the launch of the first earth Obverse: against a smooth background is a color satellite. The satellite emitted a radio signal conventionalized image of the planet Earth (pad- on two frequencies and studied the upper layers printed); beneath in a semicircle are Ukraine`s small of the ionosphere. Worldwide, radio enthusiasts coat of arms, the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the face tracked the sound signals transmitted by the satellite. value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), the issue year 2017, It was visible as a first-magnitude star even and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing to the naked eye. The satellite launch is said and Minting Works. to have marked the start of the space age. Ukrainian scientists and designers contributed to the satellite`s Reverse: there are the satellite`s conventionalized development and launch, which was headed image and the legend 60-РІЧЧЯ ЗАПУСКУ ПЕРШОГО by the spaceflight pioneer Sergei Korolev. СУПУТНИКА ЗЕМЛІ (60 years since the launch of the first earth satellite) (semicircular to the right).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 101 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

Vasyl Remeslo

Put into circulation 4 September 2017

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engraver Mykola Kochubei Volodymyr Atamanchuk

This coin celebrates Vasyl Remeslo. A world-famous a smooth background is a woman holding sheaves scientist, academic and a talented plant breeder, of wheat; beneath are the issue year 2017 and the mint Remeslo created many new types of wheat. By mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works breeding 40 varieties of grain crops, Remeslo secured (to the left), and the face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) Ukraine`s status as Europe`s granary. The varieties (to the right). produced by the scientist are still used as the basis for breeding new domestic and foreign wheat types. Reverse: there is a portrait of Vasyl Remeslo decorated Remeslo bred many winter grain varieties, which helped with ears of wheat; to the left is the semicircular legend increase yields both in Ukraine and abroad. ВАСИЛЬ РЕМЕСЛО (Vasyl Remeslo), to the right are the years of the scientist`s birth and death 1907/1983. Obverse: above are the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and Ukraine’s small coat of arms (to the right); against

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 102 OTHER COINS SERIES 2017

500 Years since the Beginning of the Reformation

Put into circulation 15 September 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided design Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk Vitalii Andriianov Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin commemorates 500 years since the beginning 5 hryvnias). Against a smooth background is a cross, of the Reformation movement, which was an important to the left of which is a conventionalized page from the event in European culture. The traditional date Bible translated into German by Martin Luther. The Bible’s for the beginning of the Reformation, which took place decorative marker, with a Ukrainian ornament, symbolizes in Europe from the 16th to the mid-17th centuries, Ukraine’s involvement in the Reformation. To the right is associated with the publication of the Ninety-Five of the cross are the five theses that are central to this Theses by the German reformer Martin Luther in 1517. movement: ТІЛЬКИ/ПИСАННЯ/ТІЛЬКИ/ВІРА/ТІЛЬКИ/ Luther, a professor of theology at the University БЛАГОДАТЬ/ТІЛЬКИ/ХРИСТОС/ТІЛЬКИ/БОГОВІ of Wittenberg, deplored the sale of indulgencies СЛАВА (Scripture/alone/faith/alone/grace/alone/ (justification given by church). He stressed that salvation Christ/alone/Praise be/to God alone. The mint mark (or justification) was by faith alone rather than by church of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works and religious ceremonial observances. is below to the right.

The Reformation in Ukraine relaxed church rules Reverse: against a (pad-printed) red and black background and brought the church closer to the people. This was symbolizing the dramatic nature of those times, is a crucifix, evidenced by the establishment of national schools to the right of which is an image of Martin Luther holding and print houses, the translation of the Bible into Ukrainian, a piece of paper with his theses; there are the following and services being conducted in Ukrainian, a language legends: МАРТІН/ЛЮТЕР (Martin/Luther) (above) understood by the congregation. and 500 РОКІВ/РЕФОРМАЦІЇ (500 years/since the beginning of the Reformation) (vertical to the left). Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below which is the legend УКРАЇНА/5 ГРИВЕНЬ (Ukraine/

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 103 ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

St. Catherine’s Church in Chernihiv

Put into circulation 18 September 2017

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 38.6 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,500 40,000

Designers Engraverы obverse – Nataliia Fandikova; Anatolii Demianenko, reverse – Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Volodymyr Demianenko Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

St. Catherine’s Church reflects all the best practices against the smooth background of the church’s of Ukrainian religious architecture. cross-like layout, is the coat of arms of the Lyzohubs; to the right is the issue year 2017; beneath The church was erected in honor of the heroism shown are the following legends: on the silver coin 10/ by Cossacks from the Chernihiv regiment under ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias), on the nickel silver coin the command of Colonel Yakiv Lyzohub when assaulting 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias). To the left of the nickel the Turkish fortress of Azov in 1696. It is in Ukrainian silver coin is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Baroque style. Printing and Minting Works.

This church, which is located on a hill in the historical Reverse: there is one of Chernihiv’s landmarks, center of the city of Chernihiv, looks like a typical St. Catherine’s Church (from a bird’s eye view), wooden Cossack church. The construction welcoming the city’s visitors; to the right is the city’s of the church was paid for by Cossack brothers coat of arms, below which are the legend ЧЕРНІГІВ Yakiv and Semen Lyzohub. The church was (Chernihiv) and a conventionalized road; beneath consecrated in 1715. is the following legend: КОЗАЦЬКА/КАТЕРИНИНСЬКА/ ЦЕРКВА (St. Catherine’s Church). Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center,

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 104 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

80 Years since the Establishment of Poltava Oblast

Put into circulation 10 October 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic – outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin celebrates Poltava Oblast, an industrial is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and agricultural region that lies in the Middle Dnipro and Minting Works; in the center is the issue Area. This area has a long history and has made year – 2017, to the right of which is a vertical ornament; a significant contribution to the formation of Ukrainian there is a composition that symbolizes the oblast: literature and culture. The oblast has produced the Transfiguration Church in the village of Velyki a constellation of outstanding personalities, such Sorochyntsi, the building of the spa in the town as Gregory Skovoroda, Ivan Kotliarevskyi, Nikolai Gogol, of Myrhorod; a lyre, an ink pot, and a feather – symbols Mykola Lysenko, Oles Honchar, Olena Pchilka, Panas of creative writing; to the left is a conventionalized Myrnyi, and Vasyl Symonenko. Poltava Oblast is also image of a KrAZ Hurricane, a vehicle produced home to the famous Reshetylivka carpets and Opishnia at the Kremenchuk car factory, which is the only ceramics. Fuel and energy production, mining and producer of freight trucks in Ukraine; below are ears quarrying, and mechanical engineering account of wheat, a pumpkin, grapes, an apple, and a round for the largest shares in the oblast’s present-day industry. flask that comes from Opishnia, the Ukrainian The region is also known for its mineral waters from pottery capital. the Myrhorod health resort. On the reverse there are the oblast’s coat of arms Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; and the circular legends: ПОЛТАВСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК (Poltava oblast) (above), ЗАСНОВАНА У 1937 РОЦІ УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), П’ЯТЬ (established in 1937) (below). ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); to the right

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 105 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

80 Years since the Establishment of Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Put into circulation 10 October 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic – outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates Khmelnytskyi Oblast, which Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; lies in the south-west of the East European Plain there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК in two geographical regions: forest steppe and mixed УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), П’ЯТЬ forest. Ancient historical and archeological monuments, ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); to the right is the picturesque landscapes, and a mild, wholesome climate mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting are uniquely combined in Khmelnytskyi Oblast. The Works; in the center is the issue year – 2017 region is known for its Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, and a composition that symbolizes the oblast: above Medzhybizh Fortress, Starokostiantyniv Castle, Dniester is the atom for peace symbol, above which is an image and Smotrych Canyons, as well as the Bakota Cave of Starokostiantyniv Castle, the St. Nicolas Church Monastery. The oblast boasts over 3,000 rivers located in Medzhybizh Fortress (to the right), and and streams, the largest of which are the Dniester, a symbolic bouquet made from agricultural products – Southern Bug, Horyn, Sluch, Zbruch, and Smotrych. sunflowers, grain, and corn – and a harvester It has over 300 deposits with 26 varieties of mineral (to the left). resources, and over 60 springs with fresh, mineral and table waters. It also produces many goods that On the reverse there are the oblast’s coat of arms are popular in Ukraine and abroad, and has established and the circular legends: ХМЕЛЬНИЦЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ trade relations with many countries. (Khmelnytskyi oblast) (above), ЗАСНОВАНА У 1937 РОЦІ (established in 1937) (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 106 OTHER COINS SERIES 2017

Archangel Michael

Put into circulation 12 October 2017

Face value, hryvnias 1

Metal Ag 999

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm 38.6

Quality Рroof

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units Up to 10,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Roman Chaikovskyi

This coin celebrates the Archangel Michael – one shield is the issue year – 2017; the face value ОДНА of the most revered biblical characters. ГРИВНЯ (one hryvnia) is written as a semicircular legend at the bottom of the coin. Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the semicircular legend НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК Reverse: against a smooth background is an image УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine); in the center of Archangel Michael and the semicircular legend: against the smooth background of an octagonal …ЗА НАС І ДУШІ ПРАВЕДНИХ, І СИЛА cartouche is a shield depicting the NBU’s emblem – АРХІСТРАТИГА МИХАЇЛА (…for us and the souls the hryvnia (the monetary and weight unit of Kyiv Rus) of the righteous, and the power of Archangel Michael) between the allegorical figures of griffons; under the (from Taras Shevchenko poem’s “The Haydamaky”).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 999, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 107 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

100 Years since the Establishment of Kherson State University

Put into circulation 24 October 2017

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

This coin commemorates the 100 years since in the center against a smooth background the establishment of Kherson State University. is the following conventionalized composition: One of the oldest universities in southern Ukraine, against the backdrop of a book is the university’s it was founded in November 1917 on the basis modern building, which features the university’s of the Yuriev (Tartu) Teachers Institute, which was logotype with the following semicircular legends: evacuated to Kherson. Preparing and implementing ХЕРСОНСЬКИЙ ДЕРЖАВНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ international scientific and educational projects (above), KHERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (below); is one of the university’s priority areas of activity. beneath to the right are the issue year – 2017 The university offers 34 majors, which include courses and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing for nursery school and kindergarten teachers, and Minting Works. school teachers, lawyers, economists, ecologists, psychologists, journalists, and translators. Reverse: there is the following conventionalized composition: against the background of a book Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms is the university’s old building and the legends: and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), below which 100/РОКІВ/ХЕРСОНСЬКИЙ/ДЕРЖАВНИЙ/ is the coin face value – 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias); УНІВЕРСИТЕТ (100/years/Kherson/State/University).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 108 OTHER COINS SERIES 2017

100 Years since the Establishment of the Maria Zankovetska Theater

Put into circulation 24 October 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates the 100 years since Obverse: above against the background of a wing the establishment of the Maria Zankovetska Ukrainian flat is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below which National Academic Drama Theater. The theater, are the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and the issue which was founded in 1917 with the support year – 2017 (to the left); in the center against a smooth of the Central Council, and which was called background is the theater’s building, below which the Ukrainian National Theater, brought together is the following legend: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ actors from various theater companies. АКАДЕМІЧНИЙ УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ДРАМАТИЧНИЙ/ ТЕАТР/ІМЕНІ/МАРІЇ ЗАНЬКОВЕЦЬКОЇ The government sponsored the theater’s tours, (Maria Zankovetska Ukrainian National Academic which gave performances in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Poltava, Drama Theater); beneath is the coin face value – Zhytomyr and Katerynoslav. The company included П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (semicircular); famous Ukrainian actors such as Maria Zankovetska, to the left is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Varvara Liubart, Olha Polianska, Hryhorii Marynych, Printing and Minting Works. Borys Romanytskyi, as well as talented young actors. Reverse: against the background of a wing flat The complicated social and political developments, is a portrait of Maria Zankovetska, to the left of which and the constant change of governments in those are the following legends: 100 РОКІВ (100 years) days, had a bearing on the theater’s development: and КИЇВ/1917/ЗАПОРІЖЖЯ/1931/ЛЬВІВ/1944/ the theater was reorganized several times and bore ПЕРШИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ/УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ (Kyiv/1917/ different names (the People’s State Theater, Zaporizhzhia/1931/Lviv/1944/ First National/Ukrainian), the Ukrainian People’s Theater, and the People’s the names of the cities and the years when Theater). The theater also changed its location – from the theater started operating in those cities; 1931, it operated it the city of Zaporizhzhia; while in 1944 against the background of a stage is the following it moved to Lviv, where it has been operating until smooth legend: ТЕАТР (theater), below which the present day. is the legend: ІМЕНІ/МАРІЇ ЗАНЬКОВЕЦЬКОЇ (Maria Zankovetska).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 109 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

150 Years since the Establishment of the Taras Shevchenko National Opera of Ukraine

Put into circulation 27 October 2017

Face value, hryvnias 20 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 62.2 (2 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 50.0 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,000 40,000

Designer Engravers Nataliia Fandikova Anatolii Demianenko, Volodymyr Demianenko

These coins commemorate the Taras Shevchenko theater’s building; beneath are the following legends National Opera of Ukraine, a performance group on the silver coin – 20/ГРИВЕНЬ (20/hryvnias) that has absorbed the best traditions of Ukrainian culture. and on the nickel silver coin – 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias). The operatic and ballet art of the theater’s performers The nickel silver coin has the mint mark of the NBU’s has long since achieved international fame. The National Banknote Printing and Minting Works (below to the right). Opera of Ukraine is actively and successfully integrating into the global musical community, as evidenced Reverse: there is the following conventionalized by its tours of various countries and participation composition: an auditorium (gold-plated on the silver in the most famous musical festivals. coin**), above which are heraldic griffons holding a lyre, which symbolizes the art of music, and the legends: Obverse: above on the silver coin is Ukraine’s small coat НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ АКАДЕМІЧНИЙ ТЕАТР (semicircular of arms, below which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); above), ОПЕРИ ТА БАЛЕТУ УКРАЇНИ above on the nickel silver coin is the legend УКРАЇНА ІМ. Т. Г. ШЕВЧЕНКА (under the griffons) (Ukraine) and the years – 1867 2017 (pad printed); (The Taras Shevchenko National Opera of Ukraine), in the center against a smooth background is the and 150 РОКІВ (150 years) (beneath).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 62.2, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decoration element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.003 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 110 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

Alexander Archipenko

Put into circulation 9 November 2017

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engravers Mykola Kochubei Volodymyr Demianenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk

This coin celebrates the painter and graphic artist Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, Alexander Archipenko. A famous 20th-century sculptor with the issue year – 2017 beneath it; to the left and founder of the 20th-century Art Nouveau style is the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), in sculpture, Archipenko revolutionized art. Born and to the right is the coin face value –2 ГРИВНІ in Kyiv, Archipenko was for his entire life fascinated (2 hryvnias), below which is the mint mark of the NBU’s by the beauty of his own country, the magic Banknote Printing and Minting Works; against of the Trypillian culture, the antiquity of Cuman a smooth background is a conventionalized (Polovtsi) sculptures, and the colors of peasant composition depicting the hands of a master ceramics. Archipenko’s works are characterized modeling a sculpture. by dynamic and laconic compositions and forms. Most of his compositions are done in Cubic, Constructivist, Reverse: there is a portrait of Alexander Archipenko, and Abstract Art styles. He synthesized painting to the right of which are the years of his birth and sculpture by combining two and three dimensional and death – 1887•1964 (vertically below); there are also forms. Archipenko has left behind over a thousand a conventionalized sculpture by Archipenko sculptures and paintings. and the semicircular legends ОЛЕКСАНДР (Alexander) (below) АРХИПЕНКО (Archipenko) (to the right).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 111 OTHER COINS SERIES 2017

100 Years since the Launch of the First Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar People

Put into circulation 17 November 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

This coin celebrates the first Kurultai of the Crimean (printed in blue) are the following lines from Tatar people, a national congress, which was launched the national anthem of the Crimean Tatars (printed in November 1917. in yellow letters): Я ПРИСЯГНУВСЯ,/Я ДАВ СЛОВО/ ПОМЕРТИ ЗА НАРОД…/ANT ETKENMEN,/SÖZ The Kurultai adopted a constitution that proclaimed BERGENMEN/MILLET ICUN ÖLMEGE… (I swore,/ the formation of the Crimean People’s Republic, I pledged to/die for my people…), and a yellow tamga the first Muslim democratic republic in the world. (pad-printed), the coat of arms of the Crimean Tatars; The constitution guaranteed equality for all the Crimean there is also the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote people, regardless of their nationality and gender, Printing and Minting Works (to the right). as well as proclaimed fundamental democratic freedoms. The Kurultai also adopted the national flag in blue, Reverse: against the background of a mosque are the national coat of arms in the form of the golden tamga participants in the first national congress of the Crimean of the Crimean Khanate, and the national anthem. Tatars and the following legends: 100 РОКІВ/YIL (100 years/yil) (above the mosque), ПЕРШИЙ КУРУЛТАЙ Obverse: there is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, КРИМСЬКОТАТАРСЬКОГО НАРОДУ (the first to the right of which is the legend: УКРАЇНА/5 ГРИВЕНЬ Kurultai of the Crimean Tatars) (semicircular above), (Ukraine/5 hryvnias), below the coat of arms in the issue and QIRIMTATAR HALQINIÑ BIRINCI QURULTAYI year – 2017; against the backdrop of the peninsula’s map (semicircular below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 112 SPORTS SERIES 2017

The 15th Summer Paralympic Games. Rio de Janeiro

Put into circulation 21 November 2017

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers obverse – Volodymyr Atamanchuk; Volodymyr Atamanchuk, reverse – Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin commemorates the Summer Paralympic under which are the symbol of Ukraine’s National Games, which are held every four years by the Paralympic Committee and a conventionalized International Paralympic Committee. Paralympic medal; to the left are the legends: ЗОЛОТО 41/СРІБЛО 37/БРОНЗА 39 (gold 41/silver 37/bronze 39); A total of 172 Ukrainian Paralympians competed against a smooth background is the coin’s issue in 15 sports at the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, year – 2017; below are the coin’s face value – which were held in Rio de Janeiro. The Ukrainian national ДВІ ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias), and the mint mark of the team took third place overall, winning a record number NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the right). of medals. Reverse: against the backdrop of a conventionalized Ukrainian Paralympic athletes set 109 records in three wavy ribbon is a Paralympian athlete holding sports: swimming, athletics and powerlifting, of which a racket in his hand, next to the athlete is the legend: 22 were world records, 54 European records, Ріо-де-Жанейро (Rio de Janeiro); to the left of the athlete and 32 Paralympic records. is the semicircular legend: XV ПАРАЛІМПІЙСЬКІ ІГРИ (15th Paralympic Games); above is the emblem Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms of the Ukrainian Paralympic Movement and the year and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) (to the right), when the games were held – 2016.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 113 UKRAINE’S ARMED FORCES SERIES 2017

100 Years since the Founding of the First Ukrainian Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Regiment

Put into circulation 23 November 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 50,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

This coin commemorates the formation of the first Garde style of the early 20th century – soldiers wearing Ukrainian voluntary military unit. The regiment paved uniform that belonged to various military units during the way for the formation of other Ukrainian units the Ukrainian revolution, one of the soldiers holds in the Russian army. It participated in the armed opposition a flag with the legend – 1917; beneath is the mint mark of the Ukrainian People’s Republic to Russian aggression. of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. The First Ukrainian Military Congress, which took place in 1917, approved the formation of the first Ukrainian Reverse: there are conventionalized flags that belonged military unit. The congress decided that all 3,200 to the first Ukrainian military units, the most prominent volunteers should be included in the regiment, of which is the flag of the First Ukrainian Bohdan and put Yurii Kapkan in command of it. The formation Khmelnytskyi Regiment; other flags include old flags of the First Ukrainian Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Regiment of the Ukrainian State Navy and the Ukrainian was an important milestone in the creation of Ukraine’s Zaporozhian Regiment, which was created in Moscow modern army. by Ukrainian soldiers; below are the flag of Ukraine’s present-day armed forces and the legends: 100/ Оbverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, РОКІВ (100/years) (below to the left), and ПОЧАТОК to the right of which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); ФОРМУВАННЯ ЗБРОЙНИХ СИЛ (vertical to the left) under the legend are the coin’s face value and issue УКРАЇНИ (above) (the beginning of the formation year – 5/ГРИВЕНЬ/2017 (5/hryvnias/2017); in the center of the Ukrainian armed forces). is a conventionalized composition in the Ukrainian Avant-

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 114 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

85 Years since the Establishment of Odesa Oblast

Put into circulation 28 November 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic – outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates Odesa Oblast, which УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), П’ЯТЬ is Ukraine’s gateway to the sea. This maritime area lies ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); to the right is the at the crossroads of the most important international mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting waterways: the Danube, the Dniester and the Dnipro Works; in the center is a conventionalized composition rivers. Odesa Oblasts is a highly developed industrial that symbolizes the oblast: Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi region, in which the marine sector plays a key role. (Akkerman) Fortress, under which are the coin’s issue This sector has a complex cross-sectoral structure year – 2017 (to the right), conventionalized waves and covers various economic activities. Odesa and a ship, and a harbor crane (to the left); beneath is also known internationally for the fine traditions are a sandy beach with a beach chair and a beach of its winemakers. This area is also rich in springs umbrella, an amphora and a bunch of grapes. of healing mineral water, such as Kuialnik mineral water, which has important balneologic properties. On the reverse there are the oblast’s coat of arms The oblast`s sea resorts are among Ukrainians` and the circular legends: ОДЕСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ most favorite. (Odesa oblast) (above), ЗАСНОВАНА У 1932 РОЦІ (established in 1932) (below). Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 115 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

85 Years since the Establishment of Chernihiv Oblast

Put into circulation 28 November 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic – outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates Chernihiv Oblast, which lies and Minting Works; in the center is a conventionalized in two geographical regions: Polesia and forest steppe. composition that symbolizes the oblast: the main It boasts a diversified natural environment and a great building of Nizhyn Gogol State University (above), variety of mineral resources. The region is also engaged to the right is the wooden St. George’s Church in many economic activities, and has a large tourist (in the town of Sedniv), under which is a slate relief and recreational potential. The oblast has a glorious, from the Boris and Gleb Cathedral; below is a meander millennium-long history, which has been preserved ornament (from the Mezine site), ears of wheat, a crane, in numerous monument and sanctuaries. and trees; in the center is a conventionalized image of the Desna River. Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК On the reverse there are the oblast’s coat of arms УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), under and the circular legends: ЧЕРНІГІВСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ which is the coin`s issue year – 2017, and П’ЯТЬ (Chernihiv oblast) (above), ЗАСНОВАНА У 1932 РОЦІ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); to the right (established in 1932) (below). is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 116 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

100 Years since the Establishment of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture

Put into circulation 7 December 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 33.0 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,500 35,000

Designer Engravers Mykola Kochubei Roman Chaikovskyi, Volodymyr Atamanchuk

These coins commemorate 100 years since is an octagon fringed with a floral ornament, the establishment of the National Academy of Fine in the octagon is an image of the goddess Minerva – Arts and Architecture, which succeeded the Ukrainian the Roman patron of the fine arts; beneath is the coin’s Academy of Arts. The national academy was founded face value: on the silver coin – 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) on 18 December 1917 at the initiative of prominent public and on the nickel silver coin – 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias). figures, patrons of the arts, and artists, at a time of great The nickel silver coin also features the mint mark hopes and hardship in Ukraine. The main objective of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works of founding the first Ukrainian higher institution of fine (to the right). arts was to cultivate an artistic school on the basis of national and world culture. Reverse: there is the academy’s building, below which are the years 1917 and 2017; there are also Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, the following conventionalized legends: 100 РОКІВ below which is the coin’s issue year – 2017; there (100 years) (above) and NАЦІОNАЛЬNА/АКАDЕМІА/ is the semicircular conventionalized legend: ОБРАЗОТВОРЧОГО/МИСТЕЦТВА І/АРХІТЕКТУРИ NАЦІОNАЛЬNИЙ БАNК УКРАЇNИ (National Bank (National/Academy of Fine/Arts and/Architecture) of Ukraine); in the center against a smooth background (below).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 117 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

85 Years since the Establishment of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

Put into circulation 12 December 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic – outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, is a conventionalized composition that symbolizes which is one of Ukraine’s most economically developed the oblast: the Holy Trinity Cathedral, an 18th century regions. The oblast has an advantageous geographical unique wooden building built without the use of nails; location in the center of the country, and is rich in mineral to the right of the cathedral are conventionalized resources. It also has great scientific, industrial objects that represent the region’s focus on the and cultural potential and developed agriculture. construction of space rockets and metallurgical The oblast has a glorious, centuries-long history. production – a satellite against the backdrop of starts It is also home to the Petrykivka painting style, and an excavator bucket, under which is a flower – a symbol of the uniqueness of Ukrainian culture. a fragment from the Petrykivka painting style – and brushes; to the left of the cathedral are ears Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, of wheat, which stand for the oblast’s great below which is the coin’s issue year – 2017; agricultural potential. there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above) Reverse: there are the oblast’s coat of arms and П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); and the circular legends: ДНІПРОПЕТРОВСЬКА to the right is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote ОБЛАСТЬ (Dnipropetrovsk oblast) (above), Printing and Minting Works; in the center ЗАСНОВАНА У 1932 РОЦІ (established in 1932) (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 118 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

85 Years since the Establishment of Kharkiv Oblast

Put into circulation 12 December 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic – outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates Kharkiv Oblast, an area production of commodity grain, important technical that lies in north-eastern Ukraine. A center of higher agricultural crops, sheep breeding and gardening. education and science, the oblast is also one of Ukraine’s largest industrial, economic and cultural Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; regions. there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above) The region’s advantageous economic and geographical and П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); location encouraged the development of power, to the right is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote electrical, transport and agricultural engineering, Printing and Minting Works; in the center and metalworking. The products of Kharkiv mechanical is a conventionalized composition that symbolizes engineering plants have achieved international the oblast: Sharivka Palace made from white stone recognition. These include the output of Kharkiv Tractor in the Neo-Gothic style of the late 19th century, below Plant, Kharkiv Tractor Engine Plant, the State Aircraft which is the coin’s issue year – 2017; to the right Factory, and the Self-Propelled Chassis Factory. is a conventionalized tractor; to the left is the Mirror-Like Stream Fountain, which is one of Kharkiv’s landmarks; The oblast is rich in mineral resources, such as gas, oil, beneath are ears of wheat and a sunflower. black and brown coal, rock salt, phosphates, ochre, clay, sands, limestones, and chalkstones. Reverse: there are the oblast’s coat of arms and the circular legends: ХАРКІВСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ The region’s high-yielding black soils and favorable (Kharkiv oblast) (above), ЗАСНОВАНА У 1932 РОЦІ climate have earned it an important place in Ukraine’s (established in 1932) (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 119 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2017

85 Years since the Establishment of Donetsk Oblast

Put into circulation 26 December 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic – outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates Donetsk Oblast, a geographic ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); to the right is the mint area that lies in southeastern Ukraine. Ukrainian Cossack mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works; settlements appeared in present-day Donetsk Oblast in the center is a conventionalized composition that 500 years ago. Later, they formed the Kalmius District symbolizes the oblast: a fragment of the oblast’s flag, of the Lower Zaporozhian Host (located beyond under which to the right is the coin’s issue year – 2017, the Dnipro rapids). the Sviatohirsk Cave Monastery (to the left), a spoil tip, a fragment of Ukrainian steppe with a stone baba Donetsk Oblast borders on Zaporizhzhia and monument (to the right); beneath are sunflowers, Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts in the west, on Kharkiv Oblast mining lights, and a helmet. in the north-west, and on Luhansk Oblast and Russian Rostov Oblast in the north-east and in the east. Reverse shows a conventionalized image In the south, it is surrounded by the Azov Sea. of Mertsalov’s palm in a wreath made from oak leaves – It is a region of industrial and coal production. the main elements of the oblast’s coat of arms, and the circular legends: ДОНЕЦЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; (Donetsk oblast) (above), ЗАСНОВАНА У 1932 РОЦІ there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК (established in 1932) (below). УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above) and П’ЯТЬ

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 120 OTHER COINS SERIES 2017

50 Years since the Foundation of the Ukrainian World Congress

Put into circulation 26 December 2017

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Computer-aided design Volodymyr Taran, Vitalii Andriianov Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin celebrates the international coordination small coat of arms and the semicircular legend assembly of all Ukrainian public organizations УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); to the right is the coin’s face in the diaspora, which has been representing value – 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) (semicircular); the interests of millions of Ukrainians for 50 years. below is the coin’s issue year – 2017; in the center The purpose and objectives of the UWC are to promote of the decorative tree is the mint mark of the NBU’s democracy and human rights around the world, Banknote Printing and Minting Works. and support the independence, territorial integrity, national identity and economic prosperity of Ukraine – Reverse: against a smooth background the spiritual homeland of Ukrainians who live abroad. is a conventionalized sheaf tied with a straw In 2003, the UWC was recognized by the United Nations rope, which symbolizes the uniting and consolidating Economic and Social Council as a non-governmental activity of the UWC around the world; on both sides organization with special consultative status. of the sheaf are the years – 1967 and 2017; there are the semicircular legends: СВІТОВИЙ Obverse: against the backdrop of a conventionalized КОНҐРЕС УКРАЇНЦІВ (above) and UKRAINIAN globe is a decorative tree made to look like WORLD CONGRESS (below). a vyshyvanka ornament; to the left are Ukraine’s

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 121 2017

Commemorative Coins Issued in 2017

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation Outstanding 1 Tetiana Yablonska Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 21 February 2017 personalities of Ukraine

Fauna in Ukrainian 2 The Aurochs Ag 925 5 hryvnias 15 March 2017 cultural monuments

100 Years since the Ukrainain Rebirth of Ukrainian 3 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 22 March 2017 Revolution of 2017–1921 statehood

Fauna in Ukrainian 4 The Lion Ag 925 5 hryvnias 11 April 2017 cultural monuments

Outstanding 5 Mykola Kostomarov Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 20 April 2017 personalities of Ukraine

200 Years since the Establishment Higher educational 6 of the Ushinsky South establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 11 May 2017 Ukrainian National of Ukraine Pedagogical University

7 Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 11 May 2017

Architectural 8 Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle Ag 925 10 hryvnias 17 May 2017 monuments of Ukraine

Architectural 9 Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 May 2017 monuments of Ukraine

Fauna in Ukrainian 10 The Snake Ag 925 5 hryvnias 25 May 2017 cultural monuments

125 Years since 11 the Establishment Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 25 May 2017 of the Tram Service in Kyiv

Flora and Fauna 12 The Marbled Polecat Ag 925 10 hryvnias 1 June 2017 of Ukraine

Flora and Fauna 13 The Marbled Polecat Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 1 June 2017 of Ukraine

Outstanding 14 Josef Slipyj Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 20 June 2017 personalities of Ukraine

400 Years since the Establishment of the Lutsk 15 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 20 June 2017 Orthodox Fellowship of the True Cross

Outstanding 16 Mykhailo Petrenko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 11 July 2017 personalities of Ukraine

Outstanding 17 Ivan Aivazovsky Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 11 July 2017 personalities of Ukraine

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 122 COMMEMORATIVE COINS ISSUED IN 2017 2017

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation Bimetallic: outer 85 Years since ring – copper-nickel 18 the Establishment Oblasts of Ukraine 5 hryvnias 25 July 2017 alloy; center – nordic of Kyiv Oblast gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

19 The Wheel of Life Other coins Ag 925 10 hryvnias 25 July 2017

20 Kosiv Painting Style The Ukrainian heritage Ag 999 10 hryvnias 15 August 2017

21 Kosiv Painting Style The Ukrainian heritage Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 15 August 2017

Ancient cities 22 Ancient Halych Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 22 August 2017 of Ukraine

Bimetallic: outer 85 Years since ring – copper-nickel 23 the Establishment Oblasts of Ukraine 5 hryvnias 22 August 2017 alloy; center – nordic of Vinnytsia Oblast gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

60th Anniversary 24 of the Launching Cosmic Ukraine Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 29 August 2017 of the First Earth Satellite

Outstanding 25 Vasyl Remeslo Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 4 September 2017 personalities of Ukraine

500 Years since the 26 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 15 September 2017 Beginning of the Reformation

St. Catherine’s Church Architectural 27 Ag 925 10 hryvnias 18 September 2017 in Chernihiv monuments of Ukraine

St. Catherine’s Church Architectural 28 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 18 September 2017 in Chernihiv monuments of Ukraine

Bimetallic: outer 80 Years since ring – copper-nickel 29 the Establishment Oblasts of Ukraine 5 hryvnias 10 October 2017 alloy; center – nordic of Poltava Oblast gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer 80 Years since ring – copper-nickel 30 the Establishment Oblasts of Ukraine 5 hryvnias 10 October 2017 alloy; center – nordic of Khmelnytskyi Oblast gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

31 Archangel Michael Other coins Ag 999 1 hryvnia 12 October 2017

100 Years since the Higher educational 32 Establishment of Kherson establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 24 October 2017 State University of Ukraine

100 Years since the 33 Establishment of the Maria Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 24 October 2017 Zankovetska Theater

150 Years since the Establishment of the Taras Spiritual treasures 34 Ag 925 20 hryvnias 27 October 2017 Shevchenko National Opera of Ukraine of Ukraine

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 123 COMMEMORATIVE COINS ISSUED IN 2017 2017

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation 150 Years since the Establishment Spiritual treasures 35 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 27 October 2017 of the Taras Shevchenko of Ukraine National Opera of Ukraine

Outstanding 36 Alexander Archipenko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 9 November 2017 personalities of Ukraine

100 Years since the Launch 37 of the First Kurultai of the Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 November 2017 Crimean Tatar People

The 15th Summer Paralympic 38 Sports Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 21 November 2017 Games. Rio de Janeiro

100 Years since the Founding 39 of the First Ukrainian Bohdan Ukraine’s armed forces Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 23 November 2017 Khmelnytskyi Regiment

Bimetallic: outer 85 Years since ring – copper-nickel 40 the Establishment Oblasts of Ukraine 5 hryvnias 28 November 2017 alloy; center – nordic of Odesa Oblast gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer 85 Years since ring – copper-nickel 41 the Establishment Oblasts of Ukraine 5 hryvnias 28 November 2017 alloy; center – nordic of Chernihiv Oblast gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

100 Years since Higher educational the Establishment 42 establishments Ag 925 5 hryvnias 7 December 2017 of the National Academy of Ukraine of Fine Arts and Architecture

100 Years since Higher educational the Establishment 43 establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 7 December 2017 of the National Academy of Ukraine of Fine Arts and Architecture

Bimetallic: outer 85 Years since ring – copper-nickel 44 the Establishment Oblasts of Ukraine 5 hryvnias 12 December 2017 alloy; center – nordic of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer 85 Years since ring – copper-nickel 45 the Establishment Oblasts of Ukraine 5 hryvnias 12 December 2017 alloy; center – nordic of Kharkiv Oblast gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer 85 Years since the ring – copper-nickel 46 Establishment of Donetsk Oblasts of Ukraine 5 hryvnias 26 December 2017 alloy; center – nordic Oblast gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

50 Years since the Foundation 47 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 26 December 2017 of the Ukrainian World Congress

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 124 Сommemorative Сoins Issued in 2018

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 125 SPORTS SERIES 2018

The ХХІІІ Olympic Winter Games

Put into circulation 10 January 2018

Face value, hryvnias 10 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 38.6 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 5,000 40,000

Designers Engravers obverse: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Volodymyr Demianenko, Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk; reverse – Nataliia Volodymyr Atamanchuk Fandikova

This coin celebrates the ХХІІІ Olympic Winter Games, the backdrop of conventionalized snowflakes, is the an important sports event, which will be hosted coin’s face value: on the silver coin – 10/ГРИВЕНЬ by Pyeongchang from 9 to 25 February 2018. (10/hryvnias), and on the nickel silver coin – 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias). Beneath to the right of the nickel silver The Olympic Games are organized by the International coin is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing Olympic Committee every four years. and Minting Works.

Obverse: there is a conventionalized torch – one Reverse: to the right is a fragment of a conventionalized of the symbols of the Olympic Games – in the form snowflake, in the center of which is the sign of the of the Roman number XXІІІ, burning with a colored flame National Olympic Committee of Ukraine; between three (a holographic image on the silver coin and pad-printing of the crystalline arms of the snowflake, against a matt on the nickel silver coin); to the left is Ukraine’s small coat background, are pictograms that symbolize winter sports; of arms, above which are the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) to the left is the semicircular legend: ХХІІІ ЗИМОВІ and the coin’s issue year – 2018; to the right, against ОЛІМПІЙСЬКІ ІГРИ (XXIII Winter Olympic Games).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 126 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

Oleksandr Shalimov

Put into circulation 23 January 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Oleksandr Obverse: on the right is Ukraine’s small coat of arms Shalimov, the famous scientist, surgeon, Doctor and the year of the coin’s issue 2018 above it; of Medicine, professor, member of the National to the left from the coat of arms are vertical legends Academy of Science of Ukraine, and one of the founders УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) (above) and 2 ГРИВНІ (2 hryvnias) of the Ukrainian school of surgery. (below); a stylized composition takes the center of the coin, set against a smooth background: Oleksandr Shalimov is the author of more a surgeon’s hand surrounded by the “tree of life” and than 800 scientific papers and 112 inventions. text that reads: УЧИСЬ/ПРОТЯГОМ/УСЬОГО ЖИТТЯ,/ He initiated the creation of two research institutes, ПРАЦЮЙ,/НЕ ВВАЖАЮЧИ СЕБЕ/НАЙРОЗУМНІШИМ,/ in Kyiv and in Kharkiv. І НЕ ОПУСКАЙ РУК/У РАЗІ НЕВДАЧІ/О. ШАЛІМОВ (LEARN/THROUGHOUT/YOUR ENTIRE LIFE,/WORK,/ Oleksandr Shalimov performed around 40,000 BUT NEVER THINK/YOU ARE THE SMARTEST,/AND operations in his life. He is well-known all over the world NEVER GIVE UP/IF YOU FAIL/O. SHALIMOV); the mint for his studies. Oleksandr Shalimov was a member mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works of the international society of surgery, associations (at the bottom). of surgeons of Ukraine, Austria, and Germany. He was a full member of the National Academy Reverse: a portrait of Oleksandr Shalimov, to its right of Medical Sciences of Ukraine and the New York is a vertical legend ОЛЕКСАНДР ШАЛІМОВ (Oleksandr Academy of Sciences. Shalimov), a red drop of blood (pad-printed), and his years of life 1918/2006.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 127 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

Leonid Zhabotinsky

Put into circulation 23 January 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin celebrates Leonid Zhabotinsky, a legendary background, is a conventionalized scoreboard showing Ukrainian athlete who set 19 world records over his the athlete’s Olympic and world records; to the right weightlifting career. Zhabotinsky won two gold medals are the coin’s issue year and face value – 2018/2/ in the heavyweight class at the Olympic Games, ГРИВНІ (2018/2/hryvnias), and the mint mark four gold medals at the World Weightlifting of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Championships, and two gold medals at the European Works (below). Weightlifting Championship. Reverse: there is a portrait of Zhabotinsky, to the left Obverse: above, against a raised background, of which are the years of the weightlifter’s birth is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, under which and death (1938–2016); there are also a figure is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); there is the figure of the athlete and the semicircular legend ЛЕОНІД of the victorious athlete with raised hands standing ЖАБОТИНСЬКИЙ (Leonid Zhabotinsky). next to a barbell; to the left, against a smooth

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 128 UKRAINE’S ARMED FORCES SERIES 2018

Defenders of Donetsk Airport

Put into circulation 30 January 2018

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Nickel-plated zinc-based alloy

Weight, g 12.4

Diameter, mm 30.0

Quality Uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 1,000,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko

This coin celebrates the defenders of Donetsk ЗА ЧЕСТЬ! ЗА СЛАВУ! ЗА НАРОД! (For honor! Airport, known as cyborgs, who defended the airport For glory! For the people!); beneath, to the left, for 242 days. Their courageous and heroic battles have against the backdrop of a conventionalized shield come to symbolize the self-sacrificing fight for Ukraine’s fragment is the coin’s face value 10/ГРИВЕНЬ territorial integrity. (10/hryvnias); to the right is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. Obverse: above, to the left, is the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), under which are the coin’s issue Reverse: there is a conventionalized composition year (2018) and Ukraine’s small coat of arms; depicting an airport defender against the background in the center is the following conventionalized of the half-ruined control tower, with a Ukrainian flag composition: two male hands holding weapons flying above it; to the right are bullet-ridden metal from different epochs, which symbolize Ukraine’s constructions with the vertical legend: КІБОРГИ. defenders from different historical times; against UA/26•05•2014/21•01•2015 (CYBORGS. UA/ a smooth background are the following legends: 26•05•2014/21•01•2015).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 129 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

Liubomyr Huzar

Put into circulation 15 February 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 33.0 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,000 45,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

These coins celebrate Patriarch Liubomyr Huzar, Obverse: against the smooth background one of Ukraine’s spiritual leaders, who is also deservedly of conventionalized cross-like beams is an image known as the conscience of the nation. of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (in the city of Kyiv); beneath is Ukraine’s Although Huzar was born in the Ukrainian city small coat of arms, to the right of which are the legend of Lviv, his family had to emigrate in 1944. He studied УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), the coin’s issue year – 2018 and worked in Austria, the United States and Italy. and face value: on the silver coin – 5 ГРИВЕНЬ Huzar returned to Ukraine only after the country (5 hryvnias), and on the nickel silver coin – 2 ГРИВНІ declared independence. (2 hryvnias). On the nickel silver coin, on a smooth background, to the left of the cathedral, is the mint Huzar was appointed Major-Archbishop of the Ukrainian mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Greek Catholic Church in 2001. The major archiepiscopal Works. see was moved to Kyiv, and the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ was built when he was in office. Reverse: there is a portrait of Huzar, to the left of which are the years of his birth and death 1933/2017; Millions of Ukrainians paid heed to the wise words there are the following circular legends: ПАТРІАРХ of His Beatitude Liubomyr (Huzar). Even when he retired ЛЮБОМИР ГУЗАР (Patriarch Liubomyr Huzar) (above), from his position as Major-Archbishop of the Ukrainian МОЯ МРІЯ – БУТИ ЛЮДИНОЮ (my dream is to be Greek Catholic Church, Huzar remained an authoritative a good human being) (below). public figure who was quick to respond to all important events in Ukraine and other countries.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 130 FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES 2018

The Dolphin

Put into circulation 27 February 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscription*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

This coin commemorates the dolphin Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms and its representations in cultural monuments and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), under which from various epochs. These monuments were created are the coin’s issue year 2018 and face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ by the tribes and peoples that inhabited Ukraine (5/hryvnias); in the center is a gilt image** of a dolphin – and made a significant contribution to the world a fibula in the form of a dolphin found in a Sarmatian collection of antiquities. burial mound in Crimea, below which is an Olbian coin (4th century B.C.) The tribes and peoples that inhabited Ukrainian lands for thousands of years created a culture and handed Reverse: to the left, against a smooth background, it down to future generations. The respect these peoples are an image of a dolphin and conventionalized had for nature, animals in particular, was reflected waves (below), to the right of which is the vertical in their beliefs and religions. legend ДЕЛЬФІН (dolphin); to the right, against a matt background, is an Olbian coin with an image of a dolphin.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative element: local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0004 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 131 FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES 2018

The Boar

Put into circulation 27 February 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscription*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

This coin commemorates the boar and its under which are the coin’s issue year 2018 representations in unique ancient cultural and face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); in the center monuments. These monuments were created is a gilt image** of a boar – a Scythian gold figurine by the tribes and peoples that inhabited Ukraine (late 4th century B.C.), under which, against a matt and made a significant contribution to the world background, is the fight scene depicted on the Gold collection of antiquities. Pectoral that comes from the Thick Grave (Tovsta Mohyla) (mid-4th century B.C.). Priceless cultural monuments from various epochs tell us how ancient people learned to work Reverse: to the left, against a smooth background, with natural materials, and to make them powerful is an image of a boar, to the right of which by using symbols – representations of birds, is the vertical legend ВЕПР (boar) (above); to the right animals, and people, etc. is a conventionalized fragment of a Scythian plate featuring a boar. Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine),

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative element: local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0005 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 132 UKRAINE’S ARMED FORCES SERIES 2018

Ukrainian Volunteer Day

Put into circulation 12 March 2018

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Nickel-plated zinc-based alloy

Weight, g 12.4

Diameter, mm 30.0

Quality Uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 1,000,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This special issue coin celebrates the self-sacrifice, crossed swords with the phoenix above them, courage and heroism of the volunteers that joined which symbolizes rebirth; beneath are the mint mark the army. These defenders of Ukraine’s independence, of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works sovereignty and territorial integrity have become and the coin’s face value ДЕСЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ the pride of the Ukrainian people. (ten hryvnias) (semicircular).

Obverse: above, against a raised background, Reverse: against a raised background, is a map is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), under which of Ukraine with the legend ХТО, ЯКЩО НЕ МИ is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; to the left and right (if not us, who); there is the following circular legend: of the coat of arms are the figures that make up ДЕНЬ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО ДОБРОВОЛЬЦЯ (Ukrainian the coin’s issue year – 2018; in the center Volunteer Day). is a conventionalized composition depicting

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 133 OTHER COINS SERIES 2018

100 Years since the Establishment of the Ukrainian Red-Cross Society

Put into circulation 29 March 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided design Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk Vitalii Andriianov Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin celebrates an organization with a century-long of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent history full of mercy, humanity, and compassion. Movement: ГУМАННІСТЬ/НЕУПЕРЕДЖЕНІСТЬ/ НЕЙТРАЛЬНІСТЬ/НЕЗАЛЕЖНІСТЬ/ДОБРОВІЛЬНІСТЬ/ The society is guided by the fundamental principles ЄДИНІСТЬ/УНІВЕРСАЛЬНІСТЬ (humanity/impartiality/ developed by the International Red Cross and Red neutrality/independence/voluntary service/unity/ Crescent Movement. These principles envisage universality); beneath are the coin’s face value – 5 the provision of assistance to all of those in need, ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), the issue year – 2018, without discrimination in terms of nation, race, gender, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing language or class, and regardless of their religious and Minting Works (to the right). and political beliefs. Reverse: there is the emblem of the Red Cross Society The Red Cross has a volunteer movement, promotes (pad-printed), below which is a conventionalized guelder- knowledge about international humanitarian law, rose branch (some berries are red); under the branch and teaches people how to give first aid and so on. are the following years: 1918 (to the left) and 2018 (to the right); there are the following circular legends: Obverse: above, against the smooth background УТВОРЕННЯ ТОВАРИСТВА (above) ЧЕРВОНОГО of a conventionalized cross, are Ukraine’s small ХРЕСТА УКРАЇНИ (below) (Establishment coat of arms and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); of the Ukrainian Red-Cross Society). there are the seven fundamental principles

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 134 UKRAINIAN AIRCRAFT SERIES 2018

The АN-132

Put into circulation 11 April 2018

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 38.6 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,500 40,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Demianenko Volodymyr Demianenko

These coins commemorate the AN-132, a light multi- a conventionalized wing, and three birds; beneath purpose aircraft that is capable of performing a broad are the coins’ face values: 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias) range of tasks. on the silver coin and 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) on the nickel silver coin, and the issue year – 2018 The state-owned company Antonov drew (to the right). The nickel silver coin also features the mint on its extensive experience, combined with latest mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. global aviation technologies, to produce the aircraft. Reverse: in the center, against a smooth background, Obverse: above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), is an image of the AN-132 and the following legends: below which is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; in the center ЛІТАКИ УКРАЇНИ (Ukrainian aircraft) (above) and АН-132 is a conventionalized composition consisting of the sun, (AN-132) (below), between which is the AN logo.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 135 UKRAINE’S ARMED FORCES SERIES 2018

100 Years since the Creation of the Ukrainian Navy

Put into circulation 18 April 2018

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Nickel-plated zinc-based alloy

Weight, g 12.4

Diameter, mm 30.0

Quality Uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 1,000,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko

This coin commemorates 100 years since the creation Obverse: above, against a matt background, is Ukraine’s of the Ukrainian navy. small coat of arms, to the left of which are the vertical legends: УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and 10 ГРИВЕНЬ In early 1918, the Central Council adopted several (10 hryvnias) and the coin’s issue year – 2018; important navy laws, which at that time had a declarative to the right, against a smooth background, nature. Among the most important ones are conventionalized images of the flag Ukraine’s was the Temporary Fleet Law. navy used at that time, and a sailing military ship; to the left of the ship is the mint mark of the NBU’s On 29 April 1918, the Admiral Mikhail Sablin, Banknote Printing and Minting Works. who was in command of the Black Sea Fleet, guided by the sentiment expressed by most Ukrainian marine Reverse: against the backdrop of conventionalized soldiers and officers, declared the Black Sea Fleet waves is the figure 100, one zero of which contains stationed in the city of Sevastopol and Crimea a wind rose diagram (a tool that graphically displays the fleet of Ukrainian People’s Republic, and ordered wind speed and direction), with the other zero depicting that a Ukrainian flag be raised. That day, known a trident placed on an anchor; on both sides of the trident as Ukrainian Fleet Day, went down into history are the years – 1918 and 2018; there are the following as an important event for Ukraine’s state fleet, legends: СТВОРЕННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО (creation the day “when an entire Ukrainian fleet pledged of the Ukrainian) (above) and ВІЙСЬКОВО-МОРСЬКОГО allegiance to its motherland”. ФЛОТУ (navy) (below).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 136 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

The Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Put into circulation 25 April 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic: outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 45,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin commemorates the Autonomous Republic УКРАЇНИ (National Bank of Ukraine) (above), of Crimea, on the Crimean peninsula in southern Ukraine. П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias) (below); to the right The peninsula is washed by the Black and Azov seas, is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and is separated from mainland Ukraine by Sivash Lake. and Minting Works; in the center is a composition that symbolizes the peninsula: the Ayu-Dag Crimea has a huge recreational potential due to it being (Bear Mountain), to the right of which is the coin’s a natural resort and having unique landscapes. It boasts issue year – 2018; against the backdrop of many places of archeological, historical, cultural, conventionalized waves is an ancient ship, and architectural interest. The peninsula has been below which are the Khan’s Palace in Bakhchysarai home to many peoples, who have created its present- and the gazebo in which Prince Volodymyr day ethnic background. These include Ukrainians, was baptized (to the left); beneath are a bunch Crimean Tatars, Russians, Greeks, Armenians and other of grapes, an amphora, a Tatar and ancient coins, ethnic and ethno-confessional groups. and mountain lavender flowers.

In 2014, Crimea was brazenly occupied by Russia. Reverse: against the background of the ornament Russia’s claim to have annexed Crimea is not recognized used on the work called “The Plate” by Rustem by Ukraine and the international community, which Skybin, is a conventionalized map of Ukraine; regard the peninsula as a temporarily occupied territory. there are the following circular legends: АВТОНОМНА РЕСПУБЛІКА КРИМ (Autonomous Republic of Crimea) Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; (above), УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) (below). there are circular legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 137 OTHER COINS SERIES 2018

Digging up Potatoes

Put into circulation 22 Маy 2018

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm 38.6

Quality Proof

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

In its artistic depiction, the coin celebrates the ironic against a smooth background. Below are Ukraine’s naivety typical of Ukrainian archetypical characters. small coat of arms (to the left), the coin’s issue year Ukrainians are well known for their high regard of Mother 2018 (to the right), the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА Earth, held since time immemorial. Passion for, and love (Ukraine), and the coin’s face value 10/ГРИВЕНЬ of the earth, as well as a millennia-long farming tradition (10/hryvnias). is symbolized by two figures – a man and a woman – shaped as a heart. Reverse: against a smooth background are conventionalized images of a man and a woman Obverse: there is a conventionalized image who are digging up potatoes. The figures of the man of the tree of life; the top of the tree is smooth and the woman form a gold heart (local gilding**). and placed against the background of a field; There is the following circular legend: КОПАННЯ the lower tubers are gold (local gilding**) and placed КАРТОПЛІ (digging up potatoes).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative element: local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.001 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 138 FLORA AND FAUNA OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

The Dnieper Barbel

Put into circulation 5 June 2018

Face value, hryvnias 10 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 38.6 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,500 40,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Demianenko Volodymyr Demianenko

These coins commemorate the Dnieper barbel, a fresh- on the nickel silver coin. The nickel silver coin also water bottom-dwelling cyprinoid fish that tends to stay features the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote in groups. This endangered species, which is endemic Printing and Minting Works. to the Dnieper and Southern Bug basins, is on Ukraine’s List of Endangered Species and the European Red List. Reverse: on the silver coin, against a smooth background, is a Dnieper barbel above Obverse: in a wreath made of images of some species a conventionalized river bottom; on the nickel silver of flora and fauna are Ukraine’s small coat of arms coin is a Dnieper barbel against the backdrop of algae and the following legends: УКРАЇНА/10/ГРИВЕНЬ/2018 and pebbles (color, pad-printed); there are also (Ukraine/10/hryvnias/2018) on the silver coin and the following legends: МАРЕНА ДНІПРОВСЬКА (Dnieper УКРАЇНА/2/ГРИВНІ/2018 (Ukraine/2/hryvnias/2018) barbel) (above) and BARBUS BORYSTHENICUS (below).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 139 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

100 Years since the Establishment of Ivan Ohienko Kamianets-Podilsk National University

Put into circulation 20 June 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The university was founded on 17 August 1918 by decree above which are books that symbolize knowledge; of Ukrainian Hetman Pavlo Skoropadskyi. The first rector beneath is the coin’s face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias); of the university was Ivan Ohienko, a renowned linguist to the right is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote and professor who made a considerable effort to build Printing and Minting Works. the Ukrainian state. Reverse: there is an image of the university building, The university has trained thousands of teachers above which, against the backdrop of a conventionalized for pre-school facilities, primary and secondary schools, fortress, is a portrait of Ivan Ohienko; technical and vocational schools, colleges, institutes, there are the following legends: ІВАН ОГІЄНКО – universities, and branches of the national economy. ПЕРШИЙ РЕКТОР УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ (Ivan Ohienko – first rector of the university) (around the portrait), Obverse: to the left is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, КАМ’ЯНЕЦЬ-ПОДІЛЬСЬКИЙ (Kamianets-Podilsk) above which is the coin’s issue year – 2018; under (semicircular, above), and НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ the coat of arms is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); УНІВЕРСИТЕТ/ІМЕНІ ІВАНА ОГІЄНКА/100/РОКІВ in the center is the following conventionalized (Ivan Ohienko/National University/100/years) (below). composition: the logo of the university,

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 140 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

Valentyn Hlushko

Put into circulation 25 July 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Valentyn Obverse: to the left is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; Hlushko (1908–1989), a distinguished Ukrainian scientist to the right is the vertical legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); and pioneer of rocket and space technology who, along underneath is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote with other engineers, created the reusable rocket space Printing and Minting Works; at the center system Energia-Buran. is a conventionalized composition featuring the reusable rocket space system Energia-Buran The engines he designed have been sending at takeoff; to the right is the face value – 2/ГРИВНІ airplanes, spacecraft, and launch vehicles into the sky. (2/hryvnias) – and the year the coin was minted – 2018. Valentyn Hlushko authored more than 200 research papers on rocket and space technology, including Reverse: there is Valentyn Hlushko’s portrait; engine technology. He was granted the rank underneath is the semicircular legends ВАЛЕНТИН of the Hero of Socialist Labor, numerous state ГЛУШКО (Valentyn Hlushko) and 1908–1989 awards, and the Tsyolkovskyi Gold Medal. (the years of his life).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 141 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

The 100 Years of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University

Put into circulation 25 July 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designer Engravers Nataliia Fandikova Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Oles Honchar a satellite and the legend ДНУ (Dnipro National Dnipro National University, an accreditation level five University); underneath is the 100 is a book that university that houses an array of teaching and research symbolizes knowledge; below is the face value legend facilities and has a scope of research that covers ДВІ ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias); to the right, against a smooth every aspect of Ukraine’s science and technology background is 2018, the year the coin was minted, development. and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. The university’s alumni have been working in various sector’s of the Ukrainian economy, heading public Reverse: against a smooth background is a diamond- entities, educational and scientific institutions, industrial shaped composition symbolizing the university’s and research conglomerates, cultural centers, numerous teaching and research areas; in the middle and the media. is a circle containing one of the university’s buildings; to the right are the years 1918/2018; surrounding Obverse: on top is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; the diamond-shaped ensemble, against to the right is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); a smooth backdrop is the legend ДНІПРОВСЬКИЙ in the middle, against the backdrop of a conventionalized НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ ім. ОЛЕСЯ ГОНЧАРА atom with subatomic particles is the number 100 with (Oles Honchar Dnipro National University). zeros in the form of diamonds, one of them containing

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 142 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

100 Years since the Establishment of Vernadsky Tavrida National University

Put into circulation 28 August 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin celebrates a higher educational institution in the center is the university’s logotype, on both founded under a decree on the establishment sides of which are the following years: 1918 and 2018; of the Tavrida University issued by the Crimean beneath are the coin’s face value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) Regional Government. and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the right). After the decree was issued, the university was staffed and opened officially on 14 October 1918 in Simferopol. Reverse: there is an image of the theater where the ceremonial opening of the university took Throughout its operation, the university has provided place on 14 October 1918; against the backdrop education in the following areas: health care, of the theater, to the right, are a portrait environmental protection, resource-saving of Volodymyr Vernadsky and the following legends: technologies, information systems and so on. ТАВРІЙСЬКИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ (National Tavrida University) (semicircular, above) In November 2015, the university was moved and ІМЕНІ В. І. ВЕРНАДСЬКОГО (Volodymyr Vernadsky) to Kyiv from the annexed Crimea. (semicircular, below); under the theater is the legend Obverse: above, is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, 100 РОКІВ (100 years); and to the left of the theater below which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); is the legend 14 жовтня 1918 року (14 October 1918).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 143 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

Olha Avilova

Put into circulation 3 September 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engravers Nataliia Fandikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Olha Avilova, Obverse: against a smooth backdrop an outstanding medical doctor, professor, and Honored is a conventionalized composition symbolizing thoracic Doctor of Ukraine. She was one of the pioneers surgery; the composition has a color element (in pad of thoracic surgery in Ukraine. printing); underneath are Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); below are the coin’s Olha Avilova is renowned for her work as the head face value – 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) – and the year of Ukraine’s first pulmonology department, the founder of mintage – 2018; to the right is the mint mark of the scientific school of reconstructive surgery of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. of the trachea and the bronchi, the founder of the Kyiv City Pulmonology Center, and the author of more Reverse: there is Olha Avilova’s portrait; underneath than 300 research papers. are the legends ОЛЬГА/АВІЛОВА (Olha Avilova)/ 1918–2009.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 144 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

I Give My Heart to Children 100th anniversary of the birth of V.O. Sukhomlynksyi

Put into circulation 3 September 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engraver Maryna Kuts Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Vasyl Obverse: at the top is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; Sukhomlynskyi, the famous Ukrainian educator, to the right of the coat of arms is a semicircular legend publicist, and children’s writer, whose 100th birth reading УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); above the coat of arms anniversary is the day celebrated by UNESCO. is the year the coin was minted 2018; in the center is the portrait of Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi against a smooth Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi became a figure in the history background, to its right is the coin’s face value 2/ of Ukrainian school as the founder of the “school ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) and the mint mark of the NBU’s of happiness”, the original system for educating Banknote Printing and Minting Works; semicircular and raising children that is based on the idea legends are set against a matt background: ВАСИЛЬ of self-worth and individuality of every child and fosters СУХОМЛИНСЬКИЙ (Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi) unrestrained personal development. to the left, 1918–1970 beneath the portrait.

His ideas laid the ground for the new Ukrainian school Reverse: a heart containing text ВІДДАЮ ДІТЯМ that is being implemented in the country. (I give it to children); stylized characters of stories by Vasyl Sukhomlynskyi surrond the heart.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 145 OTHER COINS SERIES 2018

100 Years of Ukraine’s First Postage Stamps

Put into circulation 25 September 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 45,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The commemorative coin celebrates the shah, Obverse: Ukraine’s small coat of arms, to the right a currency that circulated in the times of the Ukrainian of which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine)/2018; People’s Republic. The shah was equivalent to 1/100 underneath are fragments of the 30-shah postage of the hryvnia and was issued in the form of postage stamp; to the left is the vertically positioned face value stamps with denominations of 10, 20, 30, 40, 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias) and the legends 1918, ХОДИТЬ/ and 50 shahs. НАРІВНІ/З ДЗВІНКОЮ/МОНЕТОЮ (1918, has the same validity as metal coins); Shahs were initially conceived as postage stamps only. below is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing In the times of the Central Council, however, Ukraine and Minting Works. was suffering a shortage of small change, the need for which was growing by the month. On 18 April 1918, Reverse: a color image of a 50-shah postage stamp the Central Council enacted a law that authorized (in pad printing) against a smooth background, the issuance of shahs in the form of postage stamps and the circular legend ПЕРШІ ПОШТОВІ МАРКИ that were to be used as coins. УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ НАРОДНОЇ РЕСПУБЛІКИ (the first postage stamps of the Ukrainian People’s Republic); below is the legend 100 РОКІВ (100 years).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 146 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

100 Years since the Establishment of Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate

Put into circulation 1 October 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko

This coin celebrates a leading post-graduate education is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing institution and a modern research and development and Minting Works; beneath is the coin’s face value 2/ center. It provides education to specialists, research ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias); against a smooth background scientists and teachers and improves the skills of doctors, is the academy’s motto in Ukrainian and in Latin: pharmacists, and nursing staff. СТАБІЛЬНІСТЬ • ДОСКОНАЛІСТЬ • ВІДДАНІСТЬ (stability • perfection • loyalty) (semicircle, to the left) The academy is the legal successor of the Clinical and VIRTUS • EXCELLENTIA • FIDELITAS (semicircle, Institute for Improving Doctors’ Skills, which was one to the right). of the country’s first educational and scientific institutions, established in November 1918 at the initiative of Kyiv’s Reverse: above is a medallion with a portrait of Shupyk; medical community – the Union of Kyiv Doctors. there are the following legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНА/ МЕДИЧНА/АКАДЕМІЯ/ПІСЛЯДИПЛОМНОЇ ОСВІТИ/ Obverse: above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), ІМЕНІ П. Л. ШУПИКА (Shupyk National Medical below which is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; Academy of Postgraduate Education) (the word in the center, against the backdrop of a stylized cross “медична” (medical) is stylized, and the letter “M” and a stylized globe is a snake twined around in this word is red and pad-printed); beneath a chalice – a symbol of medicine; to the left is a book, on both sides of which are the following is the coin’s issue year 2018, and to the right years: 1918 and 2018.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 147 OTHER COINS SERIES 2018

100 Years since the Establishment of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences

Put into circulation 10 October 2018

Face value, hryvnias 20 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 62.2 (2 ounces) 16.5

Diameter, mm 50.0 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,500 40,000

Designers of the 20-hryvnia coin Engravers of the 20-hryvnia coin Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko, Sviatoslav Ivanenko Designers of the 5-hryvnia coin Engravers of the 5-hryvnia coin obverse: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk; Volodymyr Demianenko, Volodymyr Atamanchuk reverse – Nataliia Fandikova

These coins celebrate the many generations of scientists on the silver coin), on both sides of which are the following who have worked at Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences. years: 1918 and 2018. Established in November 1918 as Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences, the academy is Ukraine’s highest self-governing On the nickel silver coin, to the left, is the mint mark of the NBU’s scientific body, as well as its largest research center. Banknote Printing and Minting Works. Scientists who have worked at the academy have carried Reverse of the 20-hryvnia coin: in the center is the yellow building out fundamental and applied research of universal importance of the Presidium of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in many areas, making a significant contribution to scientific (local gilding**), above which is the legend 100/РОКІВ (100/years); and technological progress. The academy’s numerous past there is a circle made of portraits of the academy’s former achievements and strong scientific and technological potential presidents and their signatures: ВОЛОДИМИР ВЕРНАДСЬКИЙ have made it one of the world’s leading research centers and (Volodymyr Vernadskyi) (above), ОРЕСТ ЛЕВИЦЬКИЙ (Orest allowed it to maintain its academic traditions Levytskyi) (to the right), МИКОЛА ВАСИЛЕНКО (Mykola in conducting research. Vasylenko) (to the left), ВОЛОДИМИР ЛИПСЬКИЙ (Volodymyr Lypskyi (to the left), ДАНИЛО ЗАБОЛОТНИЙ (Danylo Zabolotnyi) Obverse of the coins: above, to the left, is Ukraine’s small coat (to the right), ОЛЕКСАНДР БОГОМОЛЕЦЬ (Oleksandr of arms, below which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); above, Bohomolets) (beneath, to the left), ОЛЕКСАНДР ПАЛЛАДІН to the right, is the coin face value 20/ГРИВЕНЬ (20/hryvnias) (Oleksandr Palladin) (beneath, to the right), БОРИС ПАТОН on the silver coin and 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) on the nickel silver (Borys Paton) (beneath, in the center); below, against a matt coin; in the center, against a matt background, are the following background, is the following legend: НАЦІОНАЛЬНА/ legends: ЗАКОН/УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ/ДЕРЖАВИ/ АКАДЕМІЯ НАУК/УКРАЇНИ (Ukraine’s/National/Academy/ ПРО ЗАСНУВАННЯ/УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ АКАДЕМІЇ НАУК/ of Sciences). В М. КИЄВІ/ЗАТВЕРДЖУЮ/ПАВЛО СКОРОПАДСЬКИЙ/ 14 ЛИСТОПАДА 1918 РОКУ М. КИЇВ (the law adopted by the/ Reverse of the 5-hryvnia coin: against the backdrop Ukrainian/state establishing/Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences/ of the Presidium of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in the city of Kyiv/approved by/Pavlo Skoropadskyi/ is a portrait of Volodymyr Vernadskyi; above the presidium 14 November 1918 city of Kyiv); under the legends is a facsimile are the following legends: НАЦІОНАЛЬНА/АКАДЕМІЯ НАУК/ of Skoropadskyi’s signature; beneath is a gilt stamp УКРАЇНИ (Ukraine’s/National/Academy/of Sciences); beneath of the Ukrainian state (decorated with local gilding** is a stylized number 100, with the years 1918 and 2018 inscribed inside the zeros of the number.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its fineness Ag 925, fine weight 62.2, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. **Decoration element: local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0006 g. Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 148 SPORTS SERIES 2018

ХІІ Paralympic Winter Games

Put into circulation 18 October 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The commemorative coin celebrates Paralympic Winter of arms set against a matt background; below the coat Games 2018 held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, of arms is the following legend: УКРАЇНА/2 ГРИВНІ on 9–18 March 2018. (Ukraine/2 hryvnias); on the right is the year of the coin’s issue 2018 and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Ukraine’s national team was represented by 33 athletes, Printing and Minting Works. who won 22 medals: seven gold, seven silver, and eight bronze medals. Ukraine ended up sixth in the general Reverse: a paralympic athlete during the competitions; rating of the games and fourth by the total number the logo of the National Paralympic Committee of medals earned. of Ukraine is on the left, against a matt background; at the top is a semicircular legend that reads ХІІ ЗИМОВІ Obverse: three stylized medals with blue and yellow ПАРАЛІМПІЙСЬКІ ІГРИ 2018/ЗБІРНА УКРАЇНИ/ ribbons (pad-printed) against a smooth background; 22 МЕДАЛІ (ХІІ Paralympic Winter Games 2018/ on the left from the medals is Ukraine’s small coat The National Team of Ukraine/22 medals).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 149 OTHER COINS SERIES 2018

100 Years of the Kobzar Choir

Put into circulation 18 October 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This commemorative coin is dedicated to the Kobzar under which is a conventionalized arrangement Choir, a Ukrainian professional musical collective created of seven banduras against a floral pattern; the circular in 1918 under the leadership of bandurist Vasyl Yemets. legend reads ВИТОКИ • КОБЗАРСЬКИЙ ХОР (угорі); НАЦІОНАЛЬНА ЗАСЛУЖЕНА КАПЕЛА БАНДУРИСТІВ Both the National Honored Bandurist Chapel of Ukraine УКРАЇНИ ІМ. Г. І. МАЙБОРОДИ; (origins, Kobzar Choir named after Hryhorii Maiboroda, and the Shevchenko (above), Hryhorii Maiboroda National Honored Bandurist Ukrainian Bandurist Chapel (based in Chicago, IL) Chorus of Ukraine the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote are thought to have sprung from the Kobzar Choir. Printing and Minting Works (on the left)). Kobzar art amazes the listener with its urge for distinctive self-sufficiency and its spirit of defiance. Through Reverse: there is a symbolic arrangement featuring their activities, the two collectives promote the Ukrainian a conventionalized fragment of a bandura with strings, cultural heritage, which has won them the Taras to the right of which is a wreath, on top of which Shevchenko National Award of Ukraine. is the legend ПОВІЙ, ВІТРЕ, НА ВКРАЇНУ… (do blow, oh wind, into Ukraine...). The circular legends read Obverse: on top, against a smooth background УКРАЇНСЬКА КАПЕЛА БАНДУРИСТІВ ПІВНІЧНОЇ is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), below which АМЕРИКИ ІМ. ТАРАСА ШЕВЧЕНКА, ВИТОКИ • is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, on either side of which КОБЗАРСЬКИЙ ХОР • 1918.(Taras Shevchenko are the years 1918 and 2018; against a relief background Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North America, is the coin’s face value, 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), origins, Kobzar Choir, 1918).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 150 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi

Put into circulation 6 November 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engravers Maryna Kuts Volodymyr Demianenko, Anatolii Demianenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Ivan Levytskyi, umbrella (his perpetual companion in life) a distinguished Ukrainian writer, translator, and professor that resembles a quill; to the left are the coin’s face (who wrote under the pen names Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi value 2/ГРИВНІ (2/hryvnias) and the mint mark and Ivan Nechui). of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works; above and to the left is the circular legend УКРАЇНА Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi stands out in the history (Ukraine); to the right is the circular legend ІВАН of literature as a master of literary prose who wrote НЕЧУЙ-ЛЕВИЦЬКИЙ 1838-1918 (Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi highly artistic stories and novels on the life 1838–1918); below and to the left is 2018, the year of the community and the family. He introduced of the coin’s mintage. new themes and motifs and depicted them using a variety of colorful artistic tools. His works include Reverse: against a smooth background Mykola Dzheria, Kaidash’s Family, Old-World Priests is a conventionalized arrangement featuring and Their Wives, The Vagabond from Athos, In the Midst a tree of life with pots on either side, out of which flows of Enemies, Clouds, On the Black Sea Coast, and many the water that nourishes the tree; shaped as a circular others. Some view Nechui-Levytskyi as a promoter legend, a quote from Nechui-Levytskyi reads ЛЮДИНА of the Ukrainian national narrative and literature. БЕЗ НАЦІОНАЛЬНОСТІ, ЯК ДЕРЕВО БЕЗ КОРІННЯ: ВОНО ЗАЧУЧВЕРІЄ І ВСОХНЕ (AS DOES A TREE Obverse: on top is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; THAT HAS NO ROOTS TO SUSTAIN IT, A PERSON to the right, against a smooth backdrop is Nechui- THAT HAS NO NATIONALITY WITHERS AWAY Levytskyi’s portrait next to a conventionalized AND DIES).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 151 OTHER COINS SERIES 2018

The Era of Peace A set of commemorative coins 100 Years since the Establishment of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences

Put into circulation 14 November 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 999

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm six-sided

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided design Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Vitalii Andriianov Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

A set of four commemorative coins, 5 hryvnias in face background, is a book, symbolizing learning – on both value each, in a souvenir pack entitled 100 Years since sides of the book are flowers; under the book the Establishment of Ukraine’s National Academy is a composition that symbolizes the unity of humans of Sciences: The Era of Peace, The Era of Changes, and the planet Earth: against a red background The Era of Technologies , The Human, Time, Space. containing silver hearts (pad printing) is a gilt heart (local gilding, fine weight no less than 0,0001 g), inside These coins celebrate science, which is the most which are the outlines of the continents; the composition important engine of technical, social and cultural is supported by human hands, which symbolize life progress. Science is also an integral component protection and preservation. of the spiritual culture of the humans that have entered the era of information and high technologies. Reverse: against the backdrop of hearts is the following composition: against a black background is a colored Obverse: to the left, are the coin issue year 2018, olive branch (pad printing), which is held by a dove – Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the vertical legends a symbol of peace; to the left of the dove is a graphical UKRAINE/УКРАЇНА; to the right, are the coin face value representations of the golden ratio, which Renaissance П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias), the coin’s metal thinkers called the embodiment of a divine nature ; and fine weight Ag 999 15,55 (Ag 999 15.55) (vertically), there are the following vertical legends: THE ERA and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing OF PEACE (to the left) and ЕРА МИРУ (to the right). and Minting Works (beneath); above, against a smooth

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 152 OTHER COINS SERIES 2018

The Era of Changes A set of commemorative coins 100 Years since the Establishment of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences

Put into circulation 14 November 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 999

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm six-sided

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided design Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Vitalii Andriianov Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

A set of four commemorative coins, 5 hryvnias in face representation of a time spiral, which symbolizes value each, in a souvenir pack entitled 100 Years since evolution, development, continuous motion, and vitality, the Establishment of Ukraine’s National Academy and which has been known since Trypillian times of Sciences: The Era of Peace, The Era of Changes, (the Trypillian culture is an ancient Ukrainian culture The Era of Technologies , The Human, Time, Space. dating back to the sixth millennium B.C.); under the spiral is the following stylized composition: against a brown These coins celebrate science, which is the most background (pad printing) containing microchips important engine of technical, social and cultural is an image of the human brain (local gilding, fine progress. Science is also an integral component weight no less than 0.0001 g). of the spiritual culture of the humans that have entered the era of information and high technologies. Reverse: against the backdrop of microchips, is the following composition: against a black background, Obverse: to the left, are the coin issue year 2018, is an ancient symbol – yin and yang (in color Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the vertical legends and pad printed); under the symbol is an archaic UKRAINE/УКРАЇНА; to the right, are the coin face value wheel, symbolizing the sun, life cycles, rebirth П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias), the coin’s metal and change; in the center of the wheel is an atomic and fine weight Ag 999 15,55 (Ag 999 15.55) (vertically), model, which symbolizes scientific and technological and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing achievements; there are the following vertical legends: and Minting Works (beneath); above, against THE ERA OF CHANGES (to the left) and ЕРА ЗМІН the backdrop of stylized human figures, is a graphical (to the right).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 153 OTHER COINS SERIES 2018

The Era of Technologies A set of commemorative coins 100 Years since the Establishment of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences

Put into circulation 14 November 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 999

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm six-sided

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided design Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko Vitalii Andriianov Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

A set of four commemorative coins, 5 hryvnias in face apples, is a graphic representation of the letter A, value each, in a souvenir pack entitled 100 Years since which symbolizes learning, writing, and literacy; the Establishment of Ukraine’s National Academy under the letter is a stylized composition that symbolizes of Sciences: The Era of Peace, The Era of Changes, the development of high technologies: against a green The Era of Technologies , The Human, Time, Space. backdrop containing numbers that make up a binary code (pad printing) is an apple featuring a human These coins celebrate science, which is the most fingerprint (local gilding, fine weight no less important engine of technical, social and cultural than 0.0001 g). progress. Science is also an integral component of the spiritual culture of the humans that have Reverse: against a smooth background containing entered the era of information and high technologies. numbers that make up a binary code is a bas-relief depicting a human head, inside which is a square Obverse: to the left, are the coin issue year 2018, showing da Vinci’s proportions of a human face; Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the vertical legends above the bas-relief, against a black background, UKRAINE/УКРАЇНА; to the right, are the coin face value is a green QR code (pad printing) – a two-dimensional П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias), the coin’s metal matrix bar code, symbolizing the achievements and fine weight Ag 999 15,55 (Ag 999 15.55) (vertically), of alphanumeric coding, which is used internationally; and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing there are the following vertical legends: THE ERA and Minting Works (beneath); above, against a smooth OF TECHNOLOGIES (to the left) and ЕРА ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ background with a stylized image of a tree of life bearing (to the right).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 154 OTHER COINS SERIES 2018

The Human, Time, Space A set of commemorative coins 100 Years since the Establishment of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences

Put into circulation 14 November 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 999

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm six-sided

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided design Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk Vitalii Andriianov Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

A set of four commemorative coins, 5 hryvnias in face the development of astronomy and philosophy, value each, in a souvenir pack entitled 100 Years since is Einstein’s equation E=mc² that shows the relation the Establishment of Ukraine’s National Academy between the mass and energy of any substance of Sciences: The Era of Peace, The Era of Changes, and which symbolizes the theory of relativity; under The Era of Technologies , The Human, Time, Space. the equation, against a violet background containing images of a double helix, which symbolizes a human These coins celebrate science, which is the most genome (pad printing), is da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man important engine of technical, social and cultural symbolizing the canonical proportions of a human body progress. Science is also an integral component (local gilding, fine weight no less than 0.0001 g). of the spiritual culture of the humans that have entered the era of information and high technologies. Reverse: against the backdrop of a stylized scheme of nucleic acids, is a clock, which symbolizes eternity, Obverse: to the left, are the coin issue year 2018, time and its brevity; in the center of the clock Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the vertical legends are the smooth silhouettes of a man and a woman, UKRAINE/УКРАЇНА; to the right, are the coin face value above which, against a black background, are colored, П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias), the coin’s metal and fine entwined symbols that symbolize the male and female weight Ag 999 15,55 (Ag 999 15.55) (vertically), sex (pad printing); there are the following vertical and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing legends: THE HUMAN • TIME • SPACE (to the left) and Minting Works (beneath); against the backdrop and ЛЮДИНА • ЧАС • ПРОСТІР (to the right). of a stylized heliocentric model, which symbolizes

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 155 ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

Medzhybizh Castle

Put into circulation 27 November 2018

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 38.6 35.0

Quality Special Special uncirculated* uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions**

Mintage, units 3,000 40,000

Designer Engravers Mykola Kochubei Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Volodymyr Demianenko

The coins celebrate Medzhybizh Castle. Located River) (to the left) and р. Божок (the Bozhok River) in a picturesque part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (to the right) – the ancient names of the rivers; below on a promontory that lies on the confluence the composition is a ribbon with the legend of the Southern Bug and the Buzhok rivers, УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩИТ ЄВРОПИ (the Ukrainian shield the castle is one of the oldest fortifications in Ukraine. of Europe); beneath, against the background of merlons, is the coin face value: 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias) The castle, which has changed owners and form on the silver coin and 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias) over the centuries, is one of Ukraine’s most prominent on the nickel silver coin. landmarks. On the nickel silver coin, to the left, is the mint mark Obverse: above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. below which is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; on both sides of the coat of arms are the numbers 20 and 18; Reverse: there is depicted a bird’s-eye view of the mighty in the center is the following composition: a shield Medzhybizh Castle; above is the following legend: depicting a tower, on both sides of which is a stylized МЕДЖИБІЗЬКА ФОРТЕЦЯ ХІІ–ХVІ СТ. (Medzhybizh map of the area with the legends р. Бог (the Boh Castle the 12th – the 16th centuries).

*The coin is made with the use of greening (patina making) technology.

**Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 156 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

Oleksii Kolomiichenko

Put into circulation 5 December 2018

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided design Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko Vitalii Andriianov Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Oleksii Obverse: against a smooth backdrop Kolomiichenko, a medical doctor, professor, is a conventionalized arrangement featuring a rectangle and otolaryngologist who founded the Ukrainian with a human profile that has concentric circles marking school of otolaryngology research. the location of the organs Dr Kolomiichenko treated; to the left is the vertical legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); Oleksii Kolomiichenko established and headed to the right is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; below the Kyiv Institute of Otolaryngology Research. is the face value and the year of mintage – 2/ He made a significant contribution to the study ГРИВНІ/2018 (2/hryvnias/2018); to the right is the mint of tonsillar disease, diagnosis and treatment of impaired mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. hearing, inflammatory processes of the middle ear, conservative therapy of major diseases of the ear, Reverse: against a smooth background is Oleksii throat, and nose, occupational pathology of the hearing Kolomiichenko’s portrait; to the right is a microscope; organs, and more. Oleksii Kolomiichenko was Ukraine’s to the left are the vertical legend ОЛЕКСІЙ first physician to study the clinical applications КОЛОМІЙЧЕНКО (Oleksii Kolomiichenko); on top of ultrasound and laser in the diagnosis and treatment and below are the years of his life – 1898 and 1974. of otolaryngology diseases.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 157 OTHER COINS SERIES 2018

Christmas and New Year’s Eve

Put into circulation 17 December 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 50,000

Designer Engraver Computer-aided design Liubov Androschuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk Vitalii Andriianov

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Christmas Obverse: on top, against a smooth background and New Year’s Eve, a happy, joyful time of the year is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) with Ukraine’s small that stands out for its unique rituals, rich folklore, coat of arms underneath and three angels in the middle; and ethnographic identity. to the left is 2018, the year the coin was minted; below is the face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); to the right New Year’s Eve is not simply the threshold of another of the angels is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote 12 months, but rather one of the most ancient Printing and Minting Works; conventionalized snowflakes and mysterious holidays whose anticipation and and stars surround all of the obverse. celebration are rooted in the mythical world of fairy tales and magic. From an overall cultural perspective, Reverse: in the middle is a color Christmas star this is an occasion that all countries and continents (in pad printing) – a feature of the national caroling have celebrated for centuries. tradition that symbolizes the sun, fire, and warmth; encircling the star is the legend З НОВИМ РОКОМ In Ukraine, Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations ТА РІЗДВОМ ХРИСТОВИМ! (Merry Christmas go particularly far back in history and have a rich variety and Happy New Year!). of paraphernalia. Ancient Ukrainian traditions live on through these holidays.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 158 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

City of Kyiv

Put into circulation 20 December 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic: outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 45,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin celebrates Kyiv, the capital of independent (below); to the right is the mint mark of the NBU’s Ukraine. One of the largest and oldest cities in Europe, Banknote Printing and Minting Works; in the center it lies on both banks of the Dnipro River. is a stylized composition that symbolizes Kyiv: above, to the left, is Kyiv’s pedestrian bridge across the Dnipro Since time immemorial, a lot of famous people have River, which connects central Kyiv to the parks and declared their love for the city, enamored by its magical beaches of Trukhaniv Island; to the right is St. Sofia’s attraction. The city boasts many places of cultural, Cathedral and its bell tower; in the center is the Ukrainian archeological, historical, and architectural interest. parliament building, to the right of which is the coin issue Today, Kyiv is a political, socio-economical, year 2018; to the left is the Monument to the Magdeburg transportation, educational and scientific center. Rights; beneath is Kyiv’s coat of arms (15th century), It is a separate administrative district of Ukraine the oldest image of which is found in Conrad and the administrative center of Kyiv oblast. The city Grünenberg’s book of heraldry; and a sprig from also hosts Ukraine’s central government, foreign a chestnut tree – a symbol of Kyiv. missions, and the head offices of most companies and non-governmental organizations operating Reverse: there is the Archangel Michael, the guardian in Ukraine. of Kyiv region and the city of Kyiv, who has been depicted on the coats of arms of Kyiv, the Principality Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; of Kyiv, the Voivodeship of Kyiv, and the Province of Kyiv; there are the following circular legends: there is the legend МІСТО КИЇВ (city of Kyiv) (above) НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ БАНК УКРАЇНИ (National Bank and decorative elements (below). of Ukraine) (above) and П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five hryvnias)

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 159 OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2018

City of Sevastopol

Put into circulation 26 December 2018

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Bimetallic: outer ring – copper- nickel alloy; center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Weight, g 9.4

Diameter, mm 28.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Intermittently grooved

Mintage, units 45,000

Designer Engraver Sviatoslav Ivanenko Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Sevastopol, Obverse: a semicircular legend reading УКРАЇНА the special-status city, which is honored as a hero city (Ukraine) is at the top and П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ and is located in the north west of the Crimean peninsula, (five hryvnias) at the bottom; Ukraine’s small coat on the coast of the unique Sevastopol Bay. of arms is in the middle; underneath the coat of arms is the year the coin was minted 2018; to the right The city’s history dates back to the age of antiquity, is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing represented by the ruins of Tauric Chersonese, and Minting Works. the antique and Byzantine city. According to one of the versions, Kyiv Prince Volodymyr was baptized Reverse: the legend МІСТО СЕВАСТОПОЛЬ on the territory of present-day Chersonese (referred (city of Sevastopol) is at the top; below to as Korsun in the Ancient Rus sources), which makes is a composition that symbolizes the city: a sailing it a sacred place for Ukrainian Orthodox Christianity. ship at the top, below which is the bridge built in early XX century that is one of the symbols of the city, The Russian Federation treacherously occupied the an anchored cross, a naval cannon, and a pyramid Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of cannonballs (to the left); above the cannon of Sevastopol in 2014. Ukraine and the international are the ruins of Chersonese; decorative elements community have not recognized the forced annexation in the form of grape bunches and leaves are of Crimea and consider the peninsula as a temporarily at the bottom. occupied territory.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 160 2018

Commemorative Coins Issued in 2018

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation

The ХХІІІ Olympic Winter 1 Sports series Ag 925 10 hryvnias 10 January 2018 Games

The ХХІІІ Olympic Winter Nickel 2 Sports series 2 hryvnias 10 January 2018 Games silver

Outstanding 3 Oleksandr Shalimov Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 23 January 2018 personalities of Ukraine

Outstanding 4 Leonid Zhabotinsky Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 23 January 2018 personalities of Ukraine

Defenders of Donetsk Ukraine’s armed Nickel-plated 5 10 hryvnias 30 January 2018 Airport forces zinc-based alloy

Outstanding 6 Liubomyr Huzar Ag 925 5 hryvnias 15 February 2018 personalities of Ukraine

Outstanding 7 Liubomyr Huzar Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 15 February 2018 personalities of Ukraine

Fauna in Ukrainian 8 The Dolphin Ag 925 5 hryvnias 27 February 2018 cultural monuments

Fauna in Ukrainian 9 The Boar Ag 925 5 hryvnias 27 February 2018 cultural monuments

Ukraine’s armed Nickel-plated 10 Ukrainian Volunteer Day 10 hryvnias 12 March 2018 forces zinc-based alloy

100 Years since the Establishment 11 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 29 March 2018 of the Ukrainian Red-Cross Society

12 The АN-132 Ukrainian aircraft Ag 925 10 hryvnias 11 April 2018

13 The АN-132 Ukrainian aircraft Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 11 April 2018

100 Years since Ukraine’s armed Nickel-plated 14 the Creation of the 10 hryvnias 18 April 2018 forces zinc-based alloy Ukrainian Navy

Bimetallic: outer ring – copper- The Autonomous Republic 15 Oblasts of Ukraine nickel alloy; 5 hryvnias 25 April 2018 of Crimea center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

16 Digging up Potatoes Other coins Ag 925 10 hryvnias 22 Маy 2018

Flora and fauna 17 The Dnieper Barbel Ag 925 10 hryvnias 5 June 2018 of Ukraine

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 161 COMMEMORATIVE COINS ISSUED IN 2018 2018

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Flora and fauna 18 The Dnieper Barbel Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 5 June 2018 of Ukraine

100 Years since the Higher educational Establishment of Ivan 19 establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 20 June 2018 Ohienko Kamianets-Podilsk of Ukraine National University

Outstanding 20 Valentyn Hlushko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 25 July 2018 personalities of Ukraine

The 100 Years of Oles Higher educational 21 Honchar Dnipro National establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 25 July 2018 University of Ukraine series

100 Years since the Higher educational 22 Establishment of Vernadsky establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 28 August 2018 Tavrida National University of Ukraine

Outstanding 23 Olha Avilova Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 3 September 2018 personalities of Ukraine

I Give My Heart to Children Outstanding 24 (100th anniversary of the Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 3 September 2018 personalities of Ukraine birth of V.O. Sukhomlynksyi)

100 Years of Ukraine’s First 25 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 25 September 2018 Postage Stamps

100 Years since the Higher educational Establishment of Shupyk 26 establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 1 October 2018 National Medical Academy of Ukraine of Postgraduate

100 Years since the Establishment of Ukraine’s 27 Other coins Ag 925 20 hryvnias 10 October 2018 National Academy of Sciences

100 Years since the Establishment of Ukraine’s 28 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 10 October 2018 National Academy of Sciences

29 ХІІ Paralympic Winter Games Sports Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 18 October 2018

100 Years of the Kobzar 30 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 18 October 2018 Choir

Outstanding 31 Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 6 November 2018 personalities of Ukraine

32 The Era of Peace Other coins Ag 999 5 hryvnias 14 November 2018

33 The Era of Changes Other coins Ag 999 5 hryvnias 14 November 2018

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34 The Era of Technologies Other coins Ag 999 5 hryvnias 14 November 2018

35 The Human, Time, Space Other coins Ag 999 5 hryvnias 14 November 2018

Architectural 36 Medzhybizh Castle Ag 925 10 hryvnias 27 November 2018 monuments of Ukraine

Architectural 37 Medzhybizh Castle Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 27 November 2018 monuments of Ukraine

Outstanding 38 Oleksii Kolomiichenko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 5 December 2018 personalities of Ukraine

Christmas and New 39 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 December 2018 Year’s Eve

Bimetallic: outer ring – copper-nickel 40 City of Kyiv Oblasts of Ukraine alloy; center – 5 hryvnias 20 December 2018 nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – copper-nickel 41 City of Sevastopol Oblasts of Ukraine alloy; center – 5 hryvnias 26 December 2018 nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 163 Commemorative Coins Issued in 2019

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 164 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

Bohdan Khanenko

Put into circulation 17 January 2019

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designer Engravers Maryna Kuts Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Anatolii Demianenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Bohdan Obverse: at the top is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; Khanenko, a representative of a senior cossack dynasty, the circular legends read 2019 УКРАЇНА (2019 Ukraine) collector, patron of the arts, entrepreneur, and a public (top left), ДВІ ГРИВНІ (two hryvnias) (top right), БОГДАН figure, who was reputable in the financial and industrial ХАНЕНКО 1849–1917 (Bohdan Khanenko 1849–1917) circles and distinguished in the business and public life (at the bottom); the center of the coin shows a portrait of Kyiv. of Bohdan Khanenko in the foreground and a portrait of Varvara Khanenko in the background. On the right Collecting items was life’s work for Bohdan Khanenko. is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing Together with his wife Varvara Khanenko, he made and Minting Works against the smooth background. a significant contribution to the cultural heritage of Ukraine: for over 40 years, Bohdan and Varvara Reverse: a symbolic composition depicting hands Khanenko collected unique pieces of art from all that hold a stylized colored picture (pad-printed). over the world, and founded the museum that currently bears their names.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 165 REBIRTH OF UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD SERIES 2019

100 Years of the Act of Union – the Unity of Ukrainian Lands

Put into circulation 17 January 2019

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko design Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Vitalii Andriianov

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the solemn and Minting Works (to the right, against a smooth background). proclamation of the act of unification of the Ukrainian People’s Republic and the Western Ukrainian People’s Reverse: against a smooth background, there is a fragment Republic into a single independent state. of the Act of Union: ОДНИНІ/ВОЄДИНО ЗЛИВАЮТЬСЯ/ СТОЛІТТЯМ ОДІРВАНІ/ОДНА ВІД ОДНОЇ/ЧАСТИНИ On 22 January 1919, in a solemn setting of Kyiv’s Sofiivska ЄДИНОЇ УКРАЇНИ –/ЗАХІДНО-УКРАЇНСЬКА/НАРОДНА Square, an event took place that was the result of a series РЕСПУБЛІКА/(ГАЛИЧИНА, БУКОВИНА/І УГОРСЬКА of preparations. The Ukrainian people proclaimed the Act УКРАЇНА)/І НАДДНІПРЯНСЬКА/ВЕЛИКА УКРАЇНА./ of Union – an act of unification of Ukrainian lands – which ЗДІЙСНИЛИСЬ/ВІКОВІЧНІ МІРЇ,/ЯКИМИ ЖИЛИ/ stated that from that day on, the Ukrainian people, freed І ЗА ЯКІ УМИРАЛИ/КРАЩІ СИНИ/УКРАЇНИ. (FROM NOW by a powerful impulse of their own forces, were to unite ONWARD, MERGED TOGETHER ARE THOSE PARTS the efforts of all of their sons in building an indivisible, OF THE ONE UKRAINE THAT, FOR CENTURIES, independent Ukrainian state for the good and happiness REMAINED TORN APART: THE WESTERN UKRAINIAN of the Ukrainian people. PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC (HALYCHYNA, BUKOVYNA, AND HUNGARIAN UKRAINE) AND THE GREATER, OVER-THE- Оbverse: there is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below DNIPRO UKRAINE. THE AGE-OLD DREAMS FOR WHICH which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center, THE BEST SONS OF UKRAINE HAVE LIVED AND DIED against a smooth background is a font composition ARE THUS FULFILLED.) Superimposed on the text of the abbreviations УНР/ЗУНР (Ukrainian People’s is a latent image of the trident. To the left and right Republic/Western Ukrainian People’s Republic), with letters of the inscription are medallions with images of land adorned with distinctive ornaments; underneath, against symbols: a lion symbolizing Western Ukraine (left) a matte backdrop is the coin’s face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ and Archangel Michael symbolizing central Ukraine (right), (5/hryvnias), on either side of which is a conventionalized above which is a conventionalized floral ornament floral ornament; underneath is the coin’s year of issue – in the form of laurel branches; underneath is the inscription 2019; and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing 100 РОКІВ АКТУ ЗЛУКИ (100 years of the Act of Union).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 166 FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES 2019

The Horse

Put into circulation 26 February 2019

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin commemorates the horse and its representations are the coin issue year 2019 and the coin face value in cultural monuments from the time of Kyiv Rus, one 5/ГРИВЕНЬ (5/hryvnias); in the center is a gilt** image of the prominent periods in the history of the Ukrainian of a fragment of a Kyiv stone relief featuring Saint people, and part of world cultural heritage. Eustace that dates back to the 11th century; this image is placed against the backdrop of an icon (to the right) The tribes and peoples that inhabited Ukrainian lands for with a depiction of St. George dating back to the latter thousands of years created a unique culture and handed half of the 15th century. it down to future generations. The respect these peoples had for nature, animals in particular, was reflected in their Reverse: to the left is a horse’s head, to the right beliefs and religions. of which, against a smooth background, is the vertical legend КІНЬ (horse) (below) and a fragment Obverse: above are Ukraine’s small coat of arms of a decorated tile (11th century) depicting saints and the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); below the legend on horseback that are trampling snakes underfoot.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating the metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative element: local gilding, fine gold no less than 0.0005 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 167 ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

Palanok Castle

Put into circulation 26 February 2019

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 38.6 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 3,000 40,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The coins commemorate Palanok Castle, which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); beneath, against is located in the south-western part of the modern town the backdrop of cobblestones, is the coin’s face value: of Mukachevo. This ancient historical monument of military 10 – on the silver coin, and 5 – on the nickel silver coin; architecture is one of the most notable Central European against a smooth background are the following legends: fortifications, and dates back to the late Middle Ages. ГРИВЕНЬ (hryvnias) and 2019 (the coin issue year). The castle, which sits on a volcanic hill, is 188 meters above the sea level and 68 meters above the town’s central area. The nickel silver coin has the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the right, The castle lies on the crossroads of trade and strategic beneath). military routes that ran from the south to the north and from the west to the east, and was built to defend Reverse: above is an image of Palanok Castle; below them. For centuries, it faithfully protected the town’s is a stylized image of a water reflection of the castle’s old dwellers from enemy attacks. Over the years, the castle version (as depicted on ancient engravings); in the center has been rebuilt and improved many times. is a stylized image of a well and ripples produced by an ancient coin that has been thrown into the well; Obverse: there is a stylized image of the castle’s to the left and to the right are the legends ЗАМОК courtyard; above, against the background of brick entry ПАЛАНОК (Palanok Castle); there is a circular ornament gates, is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below which made of masonry blocks separated by chains.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 168 FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES 2019

The Ram

Put into circulation 14 March 2019

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 15.55 (1/2 ounce)

Diameter, mm 33.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscription*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

This coin commemorates the ram and its representations below the legend are the coin face value 5/ГРИВЕНЬ in cultural monuments from various epochs. These (5/hryvnias) and the coin issue year 2019; in the center representations were created by talented craftsmen is a gilt image of a metal relief depicting a ram’s head** whose names have remained unknown. (found in the northern Black Sea region); to the right of the relief are Sarmatian archeological artefacts: The tribes and peoples that inhabited Ukrainian lands two ceramic vessels shaped as rams found in the for thousands of years created a culture and handed Neizats burial ground in Crimea. it down to future generations, ensuring uninterrupted cultural progress. The respect these peoples had Reverse: to the left, against a smooth background, for nature, animals in particular, was reflected in their is a ram’s head, to the right of which, against a matt beliefs and religions. background, are the vertical legend БАРАН (ram) (beneath) and an image of a ram, as typically depicted Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, on ceramics that are made in the small town of Opishnia to the right of which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in Poltava oblast.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating the metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 15.55, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decorative element: local gilding, fine gold no less than 0.0004 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 169 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The Issuing of a Tomos on the Autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church 5-hryvnia coin

Put into circulation 25 March 2019

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 75,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Demianenko

These coins celebrate the issuing of a tomos of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (to the left) on the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. and Epiphanius I of Ukraine, the Metropolitan of Kyiv This important historic event testifies to the restoration and All Ukraine (to the right); between the stamps of justice and guarantees the spiritual freedom is the coin face value – 5, below which are the legend of Ukrainians. ГРИВЕНЬ (hryvnias), the coin issue year – 2019 and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing The tomos, which was approved by the Bishop’s Council and Minting Works. of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, declares the Ukrainian Orthodox Church a canonic Reverse: against the backdrop of the domes autocephalous church, making it the 15th local of St. Sofia’s Cathedral is a stylized fragment (autonomous) Orthodox church. of the tomos; on both sides of the central dome is the date on which the tomos was issued – Obverse: there is a stylized cross made 6.01 and 2019 (6 January 2019); there is the following of an ornamental decorative band; inside circular legend: НАДАННЯ ТОМОСУ ПРО the cross, against a smooth background, above, АВТОКЕФАЛІЮ ПРАВОСЛАВНОЇ ЦЕРКВИ УКРАЇНИ is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below which (the issuing of a tomos on the autocephaly is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); there are stamps of the Ukrainian Orthodox church).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 170 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The Issuing of a Tomos on the Autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church 20-hryvnia coin

Put into circulation 25 March 2019

Face value, hryvnias 20

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 62.2 (2 ounces)

Diameter, mm 50.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

These coins celebrate the issuing of a tomos and Epiphanius I of Ukraine, the Metropolitan on the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. of Kyiv and All Ukraine (to the right); below the stamps This important historic event testifies to the restoration are the coin issue year 2019 and the coin face value of justice and guarantees the spiritual freedom 20/ГРИВЕНЬ (20/hryvnias); there is the following of Ukrainians. semicircular legend: “БЛАГОСЛОВЛЯЄМО ТА ПРОГОЛОШУЄМО ПРАВОСЛАВНУ ЦЕРКВУ The tomos, which was approved by the Bishop’s Council В УКРАЇНІ АВТОКЕФАЛЬНОЮ“ (we bless the Ukrainian of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Orthodox church and declare it autocephalous). declares the Ukrainian Orthodox Church a canonic autocephalous church, making it the 15th local Reverse: in the center, against a matt background, (autonomous) Orthodox church. is a cross; in the center of the cross is the date on which the tomos was issued 06.01/2019 (6 January/2019); Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below there are the following circular legends: ПРАВОСЛАВНА which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); against ЦЕРКВА УКРАЇНИ (Ukrainian Orthodox church) the backdrop of a stylized fragment of a handwritten (above) and 15-та У БЛАГОСЛОВЕННОМУ ХОРІ tomos are the gilt stamps (local gilding, fine weight**) АВТОКЕФАЛЬНИХ ЦЕРКОВ (15th in the blessed of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I (to the left) assembly of autocephalous churches) (below).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 62.2, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decoration element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less 0.001 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 171 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The Issuing of a Tomos on the Autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church 100-hryvnia coin

Put into circulation 25 March 2019

Face value, hryvnias 100

Metal Au 900

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm 32.0

Quality Proof

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units 1,500

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Roman Chaikovskyi

These coins celebrate the issuing of a tomos small coat of arms and the legends УКРАЇНА/100/ on the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. ГРИВЕНЬ (Ukraine/100/hryvnias); in the center, against This important historic event testifies to the restoration the smooth background of the outline of St. George’s of justice and guarantees the spiritual freedom Cathedral in Istanbul, are the domes of St. Sofia’s of Ukrainians. Cathedral in Kyiv; on both sides of the central dome are the years 988 and 2019. The tomos, which was approved by the Bishop’s Council of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Reverse: against a smooth background is Ecumenical declares the Ukrainian Orthodox Church a canonic Patriarch Bartholomew I signing the tomos; there autocephalous church, making it the 15th local are the following legends: “БЛАГОСЛОВЛЯЄМО (autonomous) Orthodox church. ТА ПРОГОЛОШУЄМО ПРАВОСЛАВНУ ЦЕРКВУ В УКРАЇНІ АВТОКЕФАЛЬНОЮ” (we bless the Ukrainian Obverse: above is the following semicircular legend: Orthodox church and declare it autocephalous) ВІД ХРЕЩЕННЯ ДО ТОМОСУ. ТИСЯЧОЛІТНІЙ (semicircular, above) and ВСЕЛЕНСЬКИЙ ПАТРІАРХ/ ШЛЯХ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ЦЕРКВИ (From the adoption ВАРФОЛОМІЙ (Ecumenical Patriarch/Bartholomew I) of Christianity to the tomos. The millennium-long (below). journey of the Ukrainian Church); below are Ukraine’s

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAu 900, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 172 OTHER COINS SERIES 2019

The Cold Ravine

Put into circulation 15 April 2019

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designer Engraver Maryna Kuts Anatolii Demianenko

This coin commemorates the Cold Ravine, a historical legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); below the coat of arms area associated with glorious Cossack traditions. are the coin face value 5 and, against a smooth The Motrynine Holy Trinity Monastery, which is located background, the vertical legend ГРИВЕНЬ (hryvnias), in the middle of the ravine, is one of its attractions. which becomes larger toward the bottom of the coin; on both sides of the legend are tree trunks; above, The Cold Ravine is virgin woodland located in the against a smooth background, is the stylized Kamianka District of Cherkasy Oblast. The millennium- semicircular legend ХОЛОДНИЙ ЯР (Cold Ravine) old oak tree named after Maksym Zalizniak (the leader (formed from tree branches, an acorn, and leaves); of the Koliivshchyna rebellion) is the area’s most beneath, to the left, is the coin issue year 2019; prominent landmark. The ravine boasts many to the right, against a smooth background, archaeological monuments that date back to various is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing historical epochs. and Minting Works. The 1768–1769 Koliivshchyna rebellion, which broke Reverse: there is a composition symbolizing virgin in the spring of 1768 in Right-bank Ukraine, started woodland: above and below are trees, as seen precisely in the Cold Ravine. by a person looking from bottom to top; the tops Taras Shevchenko, who mentions the Cold Ravine of these trees point to the yellow and green circle in his poems “Haidamaky” and “The Cold Ravine”, (pad printed), which is placed in the center of the coin visited the area in the 1840s. and symbolizes leaves and the sun; to the left and right of the circle are horseback riders symbolizing the In 1919–1922, rebels from the Cold Ravine Republic haidamak liberation movement and the liberation fought under the flag of Ukraine’s People’s Republic. movement during the Cold Ravine Republic; beneath, Obverse: in the center, against a matt circle, is Ukraine’s among the trees, is the Holy Trinity Church of the small coat of arms, above which is the semicircular Motrynine Monastery.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 173 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

Panas Saksahanskyi

Put into circulation 14 May 2019

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Panas (Ukraine); a stylized composition is in the center: Saksahanskyi (Tobilevych), the famous Ukrainian actor, against a smooth background is Saksahanskyi’s favorite stage director, playwright, teacher, and one of the great rocking chair with a hat on it, to its left is a smooth outline figures of Ukrainian popular theater. of the actor holding a mask in his hand, to the right are theater drapes; at the bottom is the legend 2019/ Over his career, Panas Saksahanskyi created a whole 2 ГРИВНІ (2019/2 hryvnias) and the mint mark range of comic and dramatic characters that became of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. classic examples of acting technique and skill. These are the characters of Kopach (One Hundred Reverse: a stylized composition that symbolizes by I. Karpenko-Karyi), Holokhvostyi (Chasing Two Hares the actor’s words: “Everyone wants to pretend by M. Starytskyi), Karas (Cossack Beyond the Danube to be a different person. I know it well, that’s why by S. Hulak-Artemovskyi), Voznyi and Vybornyi I wouldn’t create my own portrait... Few of us can (Natalka Poltavka by I. Kotliarevskyi), and many more. face the bitterness and sweetness of life, its light and dark side, without getting biased towards our own Panas Saksahanskyi is famous not only as an actor emotions...” (Panas Saksahanskyi): a smooth outline but also as a gifted stage director, who invented of the actor holding a mask that symbolizes his talent the system of preparing for a role. He is the author of impersonation; theater drapes are to the left; of comedies Hypocrites (1908) and Shantrapa (1913). to the right are the years of his life 1859/1940 and the semicircular legend ПАНАС САКСАГАНСЬКИЙ Obverse: Ukraine’s small coat of arms is to the right, (Panas Saksahanskyi). below it is a vertical legend that reads УКРАЇНА

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 174 OTHER COINS SERIES 2019

The 100 Years of the Odesa Film Studio

Put into circulation 14 May 2019

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Anatolii Demianenko

The commemorative coin is dedicated to a famous Place Cannot Be Changed, In Search for Captain Ukrainian film studio that, throughout its history, Grant, And Then There Were None, The Green Wagon, has produced a lot of popular motion pictures. D’Artagnan and Three Musketeers, and more.

The Odesa Film Studio was born out of the merger Obverse: to the left is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; of several private film production companies in 1919 above is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); underneath, (Myrograph (1907), Mizrah (1914), Borysov Film Factory, against a matt background is the film studio’s building; and Kharytonov Film Factory). The Odesa Film Studio to the right is the vertical legend П’ЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (five was where Oleksandr Dovzhenko directed his first hryvnias); against the background of a conventionalized movies (Zvenyhora, Arsenal), Les Kurbas directed reel of film is the legend 20/19 (with the studio’s logo The Swedish Match, Ivan Kavaleridze directed in the middle of the zero, and the semicircular legend The Downpour, Kira Muratova debuted as an actress ОДЕСЬКА КІНОСТУДІЯ (The Odesa Film Studio) and director, and actresses Maria Zankovetska around it); and underneath is the mint mark of the NBU’s and Nataliia Uzhvii, actor Hnat Yura, and many Banknote Printing and Minting Works). others worked. Reverse: there is the conventionalized legend 19/19 – The Odesa Film Studio has been the favorite place the year the studio was created; to the left, against of work of a plethora of world-famous directors. a matt background is a smooth outline of a retro motion The studio has rolled out more than 300 motion picture camera; above and to the right, against pictures and constructed over 1,500 movie sets a smooth background is a clapper (a contraption for films that were popular in the former USSR, used to synchronize the soundtrack and visuals including The Prisoner of Chateau d’If, The Meeting when shooting a movie).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 175 ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The Mhar Savior-Transfiguration Monastery

Put into circulation 21 May 2019

Face value, hryvnias 10 5

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 16.5

Diameter, mm 38.6 35.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,500 40,000

Designers Engravers Oleksandr Kuzmin, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Maria Skoblikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko

These coins celebrate the Mhar Savior-Transfiguration is the legend БАНК УКРАЇНИ (Bank of Ukraine); Monastery. Founded in 1619, it sits on a picturesque hill against a smooth background is a stylized composition on the right bank of the Sula River near the village of Mhar depicting a Cossack (to the left), a monk (to the right), and the town of Lubny. The monastery has always played and fragments of Baroque moldings (above and below); an important role in the spiritual life of Ukraine. in the center is the coin face value – 10 on the silver coin and 5 on the nickel silver coin – below which The Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral is the jewel are the following legends: ГРИВЕНЬ (hryvnias) of the monastery. One of the most prominent and the coin issue year 2019. On the nickel silver architectural monuments built in the Ukrainian Baroque coin, beneath, to the right, is the mint mark of the NBU’s style, it was constructed in the late 17th century using Banknote Printing and Minting Works. funds given by the hetmans Ivan Samoilovych and Ivan Mazepa. The cathedral boasts magnificent Reverse: there is a landscape composition consisting plaster moldings, which mainly consist of floral of monastery buildings; there are the following ornaments. legends: МГАРСЬКИЙ СПАСО-ПРЕОБРАЖЕНСЬКИЙ МОНАСТИР (Mhar Savior-Transfiguration Monastery) Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; (circular, above) and 400/РОКІВ (400/years) (below); to the left of the coat of arms is the legend above, to the left, and beneath, to the right, НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ (National) and to the right are decorative Baroque elements with floral ornaments.

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions, indicating the metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 176 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

Oleksii Pohorielov

Put into circulation 3 June 2019

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Oleksandr Kuzmin, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Mariia Skoblikova Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Oleksii Obverse: at the top is Ukraine’s small coat of arms Pohorielov, the famous mathematician, teacher, surrounded by the legend saying НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ design engineer, member of the National Academy (National) (to the left), БАНК УКРАЇНИ (Bank of Ukraine) of Science of Ukraine, honored scientist and engineer (to the right); a stylized composition is in the center, of Ukraine, and winner of many state prizes against the smooth background, depicting a helicoid and scientific awards. (a screw surface) in the background and a polygonal approximation of a curve and the coin’s face value 2 (two) The scientist’s research helped finish developing in the foreground; text ГРИВНІ (hryvnias) is at the bottom; the theory of complete irregular convex surfaces the year the coin was minted 2019 is to the left; the mint and laid the foundation for nonlinear geometric theory mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works of shells that are the most wide-spread elements is to the right. of modern design. Reverse: a portrait of Oleksii Pohorielov is set against Oleksii Pohorielov is the author of dozens of monographs the smooth background; to its left is an abstract shape and textbooks (in particular, the original school textbook that symbolizes the mathematician’s topological on geometry and textbooks on analytical and differential research in geometry and a legend that reads geometry for university students), most of which have ОЛЕКСІЙ/ПОГОРЄЛОВ/1919–2002 (Oleksii/ been translated into English. Pohorielov/1919–2002).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 177 FLORA AND FAUNA OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The White-Tailed Eagle

Put into circulation 10 July 2019

Face value, hryvnias 10 2

Metal Ag 925 Nickel silver

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce) 12.8

Diameter, mm 38.6 31.0

Quality Special Proof uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised Grooved inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,500 45,000

Designer Engraver Volodymyr Demianenko Volodymyr Demianenko

These coins celebrate the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting albicilla) (Accipitriformes Order, Accipitridae Family), Works. one of the largest birds of prey in Eurasia. This endangered species is on the Ukrainian and European Reverse: on the silver coin, against a smooth Red Lists. background, are an image of a white-tailed eagle and the following semicircular legends: ОРЛАН- Obverse: in the center of a wreath made of images БІЛОХВІСТ (white-tailed eagle) (above, to the left) of some flora and fauna species are Ukraine’s small and HALIAEETUS ALBICILLA (beneath); on the nickel coat of arms and the following legends: on the silver silver coin, there are a color image of a flying white- coin – УКРАЇНА/10/ГРИВЕНЬ/2019 (Ukraine/10/ tailed eagle (pad-printed) and the following semicircular hryvnias/2019); on the nickel silver coin – УКРАЇНА/ legends: ОРЛАН-БІЛОХВІСТ (white-tailed eagle) 2/ГРИВНІ/2019 (Ukraine/2/hryvnias/2019), and mint (beneath) and HALIAEETUS ALBICILLA (to the right).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating the metal and its fineness Ag 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 178 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

Panteleimon Kulish

Put into circulation 22 July 2019

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Anatolii Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Panteleimon Obverse: above and to the left is Ukraine’s small Kulish, the famous writer, publicist, ethnographer, coat of arms. Below and to the left, against a smooth historian, literary critic, translator, and public figure. backdrop are the legends УКРАЇНА/2/ГРИВНІ/2019 (Ukraine/2 hryvnias/2019); below is the mint mark Panteleimon Kulish was one of the most colorful of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. Ukrainian literary figures of his time. He invented To the right are an embroidered towel and a quote the phonetic spelling that became the basis from Kulish’s letter to his wife, Hanna Barvinok: of the systematized contemporary Ukrainian ЗОВСІМ/ІНША БУЛА Б РІЧ,/ЯКБИ МИ ЄДИНИМИ/ spelling; he wrote the first Ukrainian historical УСТАМИ І ЄДИНИМ/СЕРЦЕМ ТРУДИЛИСЬ/НАД novel (The Black Council); he was the father ПРОБУДЖЕННЯМ/СУСПІЛЬНО-/НАЦІОНАЛЬНОЇ/ of Ukrainian literary translations (he translated СВІДОМОСТІ/В УКРАЇНІ (It would be a radical works by Shakespeare, Byron, Heine, Goethe, improvement if we united our minds and hearts Schiller and was the first to translate the Bible in awakening the people of Ukraine to their social into Ukrainian). and national identity).

Panteleimon Kulish actively promoted the idea Reverse: there is Panteleimon Kulish’s portrait; to the left that it was vital for the public to understand the need are letters; to the right are the years 1819/1897 marking for the Ukrainian literature and language to evolve. the writer’s life, and the legend ПАНТЕЛЕЙМОН/КУЛІШ Without their normal functioning in every area of life, (Panteleimon Kulish). he believed, it would be impossible for Ukraine to make progress.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 179 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The Issuing of a Tomos on the Autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Put into circulation 22 July 2019 Scale 1:2

Face value, hryvnias 50

Metal Ag 999

Weight, g 500.0

Diameter, mm 85.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units Up to 1,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Roman Chaikovskyi

This coin commemorates the issuing of a tomos of Constantinople, below which is the Patriarchate on the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, of Alexandria; to the right is the Patriarchate of Antioch, which crowns the millennium-long historical journey below which is the Patriarchate of Jerusalem (to the of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, from its establishment right), below which is the Patriarchate of Moscow; to gaining independence after three centuries of vassalage. to the left is the Patriarchate of Serbia, below which is the Patriarchate of Romania; beneath is the Patriarchate The tomos, which was approved by the Bishop’s Council of Bulgaria; to the left is Patriarchate of Georgia, above of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, which is the Church of Cyprus; to the left is the Church of declares the Ukrainian Orthodox Church a canonic Greece, above is the Church of Poland, above which is the autocephalous church, making it the 15th local Church of Albania; to the right is the Church of the Czech (autonomous) Orthodox church. Lands and Slovakia, above which is the Ukrainian Church.

Obverse: below are Ukraine’s small coat of arms Reverse: against a smooth background is Ecumenical (to the left), the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), Patriarch Bartholomew I (to the left) handing over a roll the coin issue year 2019 and the coin face value (tomos) to Epiphanius I of Ukraine, the Metropolitan П’ЯТДЕСЯТ ГРИВЕНЬ (fifty hryvnias); in the center of Kyiv and All Ukraine (to the right); there are the following is a stylized cross-like composition topped by the gilt** legends: 15-ТА ЦЕРКВА У БЛАГОСЛОВЕННОМУ stamp of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I; ХОРІ АВТОКЕФАЛЬНИХ ЦЕРКОВ (15th in the blessed the composition is made of gilt** medallions depicting assembly of autocephalous churches) (semicircular, cathedrals of the world’s 15 autocephalous Orthodox above) and “СВЯТІША ЦЕРКВА УКРАЇНИ”/06.01.2019 churches; next to the medallions are the names (the most holy church of Ukraine/6 January 2019) of the churches: above is the Ecumenical Patriarchate (beneath).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its fineness Ag 999, fine weight 500.0, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. **Decoration element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.006 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 180 UKRAINIAN PRINCES SERIES 2019

1,000 Years since the Rule of Kyiv Prince Yaroslav the Wise Began

Put into circulation 6 August 2019

Face value, hryvnias 20

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 62.2 (2 ounces)

Diameter, mm 50.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units 2,500

Designer Engraver Nataliia Fandikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This coin celebrates the beginning of the reign (20/hryvnias); against the backdrop of the outlines of the great Kyiv prince, Volodymyr the Wise (1019–1054). of the domes of St. Sofia’s Cathedral is an image Under the rule of Yaroslav the Wise, Kyiv Rus reached of a reconstruction of the 11th century cathedral, below the peak of its power. which is a stylized roll of Ruska Pravda (the legal code of Kyiv Rus); on both sides of the roll are gilt** images He strengthened and extended the country’s borders, of Yaroslav the Wise’s heraldic sign (to the left) consolidated its international position, and under him and stamp (to the right); beneath, to the left, is the coin Kyiv Rus culture attained the highest point issue year 2019. of its development. Reverse: there is a stylized fragment of a chronicle Obverse: above, to the left, is Ukraine’s small coat with a miniature; there are also the following legends: of arms, below which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); to ЯРОСЛАВ МУДРИЙ НА ПРЕСТОЛІ (Yaroslav the Wise the right is the coin’s face value 20/ГРИВЕНЬ on the throne) (above) and 1019 (below).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating the metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 62.2, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**This coin is covered with patina. Decorative element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.008 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 181 OTHER COINS SERIES 2019

Mother Earth

Put into circulation 20 August 2019

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Ag 925

Weight, g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm 38.6

Quality Рroof

Edge Smooth with incised inscriptions*

Mintage, units 4,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Roman Chaikovskyi, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The commemorative coin is devoted to the value composition depicting a sower with a basket of golden and significance of the mother earth, which remains grain (local gilding**); to the left of the sower are vertical the source of life and material goods at all times. strips symbolizing golden grain (local gilding**), tilled The ancient traditions of agriculture are reflected land, and the following vertical legends: against in Ukrainian oral folk art: “Take care of the earth – a golden background УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), and against praise the golden grain”, “Black earth gives birth a smooth background ДЕСЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (ten hryvnias). to white bread”, and “The Earth is our mother, who feeds everyone”. Reverse: there is the following stylized bird’s-eye view composition: against a stylized floral ornament, Obverse: against the backdrop of a floral ornament is a plowman guiding a plow driven by a pair of oxen; is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, to the right of which to the left, against a smooth background, is the vertical is the coin issue year 2019 (above) and a stylized legend ЗЕМЛЯ/ГОДУВАЛЬНИЦЯ (Mother/Earth).

*Edge: smooth with incised inscriptions indicating metal and its finenessAg 925, fine weight 31.1, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works.

**Decoration element: local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.003 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 182 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

175 Years Since the Establishment of Mykola Lysenko Lviv National Music Academy

Put into circulation 5 September 2019

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 30,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The coin celebrates Mykola Lysenko Lviv National sheet there is a musical instrument – a lyre, above Music Academy, one of the oldest music educational are Ukraine’s small coat of arms and the legends establishments in Ukraine and Europe, which has gained УКРАЇНА/2/ГРИВНІ (Ukraine/2/hryvnias); national and international recognition. at the bottom is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works and the coin The advent and existence of the Academy is closely issue year – 2019. related to earlier music institutions in Lviv, whose history goes back to the 19th century. Reverse of the coin features the image of the building of the Academy; above is a portrait of Mykola Lysenko, The list of alumni includes some of the most renowned a composer and a pedagogue; there are the legends musicians, such as Solomiya Krushelnytska, Denys ЛЬВІВСЬКА НАЦІОНАЛЬНА МУЗИЧНА АКАДЕМІЯ Sichynskyi, Oleksandr Mishuga, Vasyl Barvinsky, ІМЕНІ М. В. ЛИСЕНКА (Mykola Lysenko Lviv National Myroslav Skoryk and many others. Music Academy) (above, semicircular) and 175/РОКІВ (175/years) (below). Obverse: there is the following conventionalized composition: against the background of a music

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 183 COSMIC UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The First Launch of the Zenit-3SL Carrier Rocket

Put into circulation 19 September 2019

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Demianenko design Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Vitalii Andriianov

This coin commemorates the first launch of the Zenit-3SL Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below carrier rocket from the Ocean Odyssey platform, which which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); in the center took place on 28 March 1999 and marked an important is a stylized composition that symbolizes the launch stage in the history of domestic and international of a Zenit-3SL carrier rocket; beneath are the following rocket engineering. The rocket, which was developed legends: the coin face value 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias) by the Pivdenne Design Office and produced and the coin issue year 2019; beneath, to the right, by the Pivdenmash Plant, successfully demonstrated is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing the launch capabilities of Sea Launch, a multinational and Minting Works. spacecraft launch service. Reverse: against a smooth background, is a stylized The Sea Launch Project was one of the most interesting image of the Ocean Odyssey platform, to the left and revolutionary international space projects introduced of which is a ship; there are the following circular in the late 20th century. It used a mobile maritime launch legends: ПРОГРАМА “МОРСЬКИЙ СТАРТ” (Sea platform for equatorial launches for the first time. Launch Project) (above) and ПЕРШИЙ ПУСК РАКЕТИ- The platform took full advantages of the Earth’s rotational НОСІЯ “ЗЕНІТ-3SL” (the first launch of the Zenit-3SL effect, launching into orbit increased payloads, while carrier rocket) (below). reducing fuel consumption.

The environmental friendliness of the Zenit-3SL carrier rocket is of great importance today, and makes it unique.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 184 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

Ivan Trush

Put into circulation 9 October 2019

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engraver Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Ivan Trush, The artist’s legacy is a valuable contribution to the history an artist, a founder of the realist movement in Western of Ukrainian fine arts. Ukrainian pictorial art, a fine art expert, an art and literature critic, and a publisher. Obverse: on top is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; to the right is the legend УКРАЇНА/2/ГРИВНІ/2019 Ivan Trush is an author of a lyrical series of landscape (Ukraine/2 hryvnias/2019); there is a conventionalized pictures and life portraits of Vasyl Stefanyk, Lesia fragment of Ivan Trush’s painting Trembita Players; Ukrainka, Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky, Pavlo Zhytetsky, to the right are the artist’s fascimile and the mint mark Mykhailo Drahomanov, Mykola Lysenko and many of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. others. He also created over 250 great paintings, which include Sunset in the Forest, Dnipro near Kyiv, Reverse: against a smooth background of a palette Moonlight Night above the Sea, Taras Shevchenko’s with brushes is Ivan Trush’s portrait with the legend Grave in Kaniv, etc. ІВАН/1869–1941/ТРУШ (Ivan/1869–1941/Trush) to the left.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 185 WORLD WAR II SERIES 2019

The 75th Anniversary of Ukraine’s Liberation

Put into circulation 22 October 2019

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designer Engraver Maryna Kuts Anatolii Demianenko

The coin commemorates the heroic deeds and an army tank; below, against the pictured hills, of the Ukrainian people in World War II, liberation is the coin’s face value – 5 ГРИВЕНЬ (5 hryvnias), of Ukraine from Nazi invaders in the fall of 1944, memories, and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and reconciliatoin of warriors who gave their lives and Minting Works (to the left against a smooth for Ukraine. backdrop) .

Obverse features Ukraine’s small coat of arms, Reverse: conventionalized red petals of a memorial with vertical legends to the right: УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) poppy (based on the symbol to the memory of victims and the year of mintage – 2019; against a smooth of war by S. Mishakin) are placed to the right, circling backdrop is a composition symbolizing the fight the legend: 1944–/2019; to the left, against a relief for liberation of the country – conventionalized images background is a man’s profile (smooth) holding a child of a plane (above), sketched soldier defenders, guns, with a branch of laurel in his arms.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 186 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

Kazimir Malevich

Put into circulation 5 November 2019

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engravers Volodymyr Taran, Sviatoslav Ivanenko, Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Roman Chaikovskyi

The commemorative coin is dedicated to Kazimir Obverse: above against the smooth background Malevich, one of the founders of Suprematism is Ukraine’s small coat of arms with the legend УКРАЇНА movement, a prominent avant-garde theorist, (Ukraine) to the right; against the matt background and a pedagogue. is Kazimir Malevich’s portrait; below is the legend – 2 ГРИВНІ/2019 (2 hryvnias/2019); below the portrait Born in Kyiv, he received the initial artistic training to the left is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote at Mykola Murashko’s Kyiv Drawing School. Kazimir Printing and Minting Works. Malevich became one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and taught at art schools in Moscow, Reverse: against the matt background is an imposing Vitebsk, Petersburg, and Kyiv. conventionalized artistic canvas, ready to be used, against the background whereof is the inscription Ukrainian and German constructivists, American КАЗИМИР/МАЛЕВИЧ (Kazimir/Malevich) below minimalists, and French abstractionists were among with years of his life 1879/1935 thereunder. his followers.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 187 OTHER COINS SERIES 2019

100 Years since the Creation of Ukraine’s Dumka National Choir

Put into circulation 5 November 2019

Face value, hryvnias 5

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 16.5

Diameter, mm 35.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 40,000

Designers Engravers Oleksandr Kuzmin, Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Mariia Skoblikova Sviatoslav Ivanenko

This commemorative coin is dedicated to an ensemble Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, that has established its own choral traditions with the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) to the right of it; and performance style, and which has presented against a smooth background is the following stylized the art of Ukrainian choral music on multiple tours. composition: sunflowers, one of which is colored (pad printing), are placed around a tuning fork and the legend Founded in 1919 as the Ukrainian State Travelling Capella 100/РОКІВ (100/years); underneath is the color logo (DUMKA is an acronym of this name in Ukrainian, while of the Dumka choir (pad printing), and below the word at the same time means “a thought”), the choir is the face value and the year of mintage – 5 ГРИВЕНЬ has created a unique Slavic interpretation of Western (5 hryvnias)/2019 and the following semicircular legend: European classics, filled with lyricism, beautiful timbres, НАЦІОНАЛЬНА ЗАСЛУЖЕНА АКАДЕМІЧНА КАПЕЛА and a dynamic palette. УКРАЇНИ (Ukraine’s Dumka National Choir); the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works The present-day choir’s repertoire includes choral is to the right. a cappella music (arrangements of folk songs and Western European music), vocal-symphonic music Reverse: to the left, against a matt background, (by Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, are musical staffs, a G-Clef, and the legend 1919/2019 Giusepe Verdi), and contemporary Ukrainian music above the clef; against a smooth background are singers (by Yevhen Stankovych, Valentyn Sylvestrov, Lesia with sunflowers placed above and beneath them. Dychko, and Myroslav Skoryk).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 188 THE UKRAINIAN HERITAGE SERIES 2019

Yavoriv Toys, a set of commemorative coins

Put into circulation 20 November 2019

Face value (of each coin), hryvnias 2

Metal Ag 925

Weight (of each coin), g 7.78 (1/4 ounce)

Diameter* (of each coin), mm 26.5

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge (of each coin) Smooth

Mintage (of each coin), units 5,000

Designer Engraver Computer-aided Liubov Androschuk Anatolii Demianenko design Vitalii Andriianov

The set consists of the following commemorative coins: The Horse, and the following semicircular legends: ЯВОРІВСЬКА ЗАБАВКА The Bird, and The Walking Couple. These coins celebrate Yavoriv (Yavoriv toy) (above) and КОНИК (horse) (below, to the left). toys, which are unique to Ukrainian culture. Obverse of the Bird coin: surrounded by stylized elements typical These colorful wooden toys, which originated in the Lviv oblast of the Yavoriv painting style is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below town of Yavoriv and neighboring villages, are meant to entertain, which are the legends УКРАЇНА/ДВІ ГРИВНІ/2019 (Ukraine/two amuse, and to pacify. While the first records of these toys date back hryvnias/2019) and an image of a Yavoriv toy bird; beneath, to the to the 17th century, the toys gained popularity in the 18th century, left, is the legend Ag 925 (indicates the metal and its fineness); becoming a form of woodworking art in the late 19th century. to the right is the legend 7,78 (indicates the metal’s fine weight); there is also the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Most of the toys, such as birds, walking couples, carts, rattles, and Minting Works. horses, can move and make a sound. They are decorated in the traditional Yavoriv painting style, in red, green, yellow, or white Reverse of the Bird coin: against a smooth background, is a color colors. The Yavoriv painting style is a very old tradition in Ukraine. image of a wooden Yavoriv toy bird (pad-printed), and the following semicircular legends: ЯВОРІВСЬКА ЗАБАВКА (Yavoriv toy) (above) Despite their simple appearance, the toys have a unique attraction and ПТАШКА (bird) (below, to the right). to them, and are thought to be more than just toys. They are believed to have protective powers, and the art of making them has Obverse of the Walking Couple coin: surrounded by stylized been handed down from generation to generation. elements typical of the Yavoriv painting style is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below which are the legends УКРАЇНА/ДВІ ГРИВНІ/2019 Obverse of the Horse coin: surrounded by stylized elements typical (Ukraine/two hryvnias/2019) and an image of a Yavoriv toy walking of the Yavoriv painting style is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, below couple; beneath, to the left, is the legend Ag 925 (indicates which are the legends УКРАЇНА/ДВІ ГРИВНІ/2019 (Ukraine/two the metal and its fineness); to the right is the legend 7,78 hryvnias/2019) and an image of a Yavoriv toy horse; beneath, (indicates the metal’s fine weight); there is also the mint mark to the left, is the legend Ag 925 (indicates the metal and its of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. fineness); to the right is the legend 7,78 (indicates the metal’s fine weight); there is also the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing Reverse of the Walking Couple coin: against a smooth and Minting Works. background, is a color image of a wooden Yavoriv toy walking couple (pad-printed), and the following semicircular legends: Reverse of the Horse coin: against a smooth background, ЯВОРІВСЬКА ЗАБАВКА (Yavoriv toy) (above) and ГУЛЬТЯЇ is a color image of a wooden Yavoriv toy horse (pad-printed), (walking couple) (below, to the right).

*These coins are enneagonal.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 189 OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

Mykola Lukash

Put into circulation 17 December 2019

Face value, hryvnias 2

Metal Nickel silver

Weight, g 12.8

Diameter, mm 31.0

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 35,000

Designers Engraver Computer-aided Volodymyr Taran, Volodymyr Atamanchuk design Oleksandr Kharuk, Serhii Kharuk Vitalii Andriianov

The commemorative coin is dedicated to the is the coin’s face value – 2 ₴; a conventionalized 100th birth anniversary of Mykola Lukash. A person composition featuring a book of Mykola Lukash’s with a formidable intellect, Mr. Lukash was one translations with the following authors: GOETHE/ of the most prominent translators of an extraordinary FLAUBERT/SCHILLER/RILKE HEINE/CERVANTES/ linguistic talent. He translated from eighteen world’s BURNS TUWIM/HUGO VERLAINE/BOCCACCIO/ languages. MICKIEWICZ (to the left, against a matt background) and ҐЕТЕ/ФЛОБЕР/ШИЛЛЕР/ГЕЙНЕ РІЛЬКЕ/ Ukraine celebrates Mykola Lukash as a lexicographer СЕРВАНТЕС/ТУВІМ БЕРНС/ВЕРЛЕН ГЮГО/ and a literary scholar, who was searching for original БОККАЧЧО/МІЦКЕВИЧ (to the right, against a smooth Ukrainian vocabulary. He reproduced masterpieces background). On the right is the mint mark of the NBU’s of world literature with an utter artistic perfection Banknote Printing and Minting Works against a smooth and left a rich and varied heritage. background.

Obverse: above, to the right and to the left Reverse: there is Mykola Lukash’s portrait with years are the numbers 20 and 19 accordingly with Ukraine’s of his life in two lines 1919/1988 against a smooth small coat of arms in between; underneath the coat background to the left and with the following vertical of arms is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); below legends to the right: МИКОЛА/ЛУКАШ (Mykola/Lukash).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 190 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The Pectoral Set

Scale 1:2

Put into circulation 23 December 2019

Face value (of each coin), hryvnias 10

Metal Ag 999

Weight (of each coin), g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm Upper coin Four-sided

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge (of each coin) Smooth

Mintage (of each coin),units Up to 4,000

Designer Engravers Computer-aided Nataliia Fandikova Anatolii Demianenko, design Volodymyr Demianenko Vitalii Andriianov

Four commemorative coins included in the Pectoral Set Obverse of the upper coin as part of a rhombus: celebrate a golden breast decoration, a pectoral that above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, to the left of belonged to a Scythian king. This ancient and unique which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and to the right piece of jewelry, which dates back to the 4th century is the coin issue year 2019, a conventionalized fragment B.C., depicts unusual scenes from Scythian life of the central part of the pectoral’s upper tier - an image and mythology, and is of superb artistry. of a man holding an animal’s skin with a gorytos behind him, to the left of which is the mint mark of the NBU’s The pectoral resembles a crescent in shape and Banknote Printing and Minting Works, the coin’s fine consists of three tiers: the lower tier features animals, weight of 31,1 and the inscription indicating metal and its the middle one depicts flowers, and the upper one fineness Ag 999, below against the backdrop of a floral shows people. To this day, the pectoral’s intricate ornament fragment fromthe pectoral’s middle tier is the details have not ceased to astound and impress coin’s face value 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias). people: every muscle, fiber, and fold in clothing has been carved with great precision. Reverse of the upper coin as part of a rhombus: on a smooth background is the following conventionalized Discovered in 1971 in a Scythian burial mound called composition: above is a smooth outline of a burial the Thick Tomb in Dnipropetrovsk oblast by Ukrainian mound, between two clasps in the form of lions’ heads archeologist Borys Mozolevskyi, the pectoral (local gilding*) is a rosette with the following legends has become a symbol of Ukraine’s elite heritage, underneath: ЕЛЛІНО-СКІФСЬКЕ/МИСТЕЦТВО/ and has international significance. IV СТ. ДО Н.Е. (ancient Greek and Scythian/art/ 4th century B.C.), below is a rosette.

*Decoration element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0034 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 191 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The Pectoral Set

Scale 1:2

Put into circulation 23 December 2019

Face value (of each coin), hryvnias 10

Metal Ag 999

Weight (of each coin), g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm Right coin Four-sided

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge (of each coin) Smooth

Mintage (of each coin),units Up to 4,000

Designer Engravers Computer-aided Nataliia Fandikova Anatolii Demianenko, design Volodymyr Demianenko Vitalii Andriianov

Four commemorative coins included in the Pectoral Set Obverse of the right coin as part of a rhombus: above celebrate a golden breast decoration, a pectoral that is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, to the right of which belonged to a Scythian king. This ancient and unique is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and to the left is the piece of jewelry, which dates back to the 4th century coin issue year 2019, a conventionalized fragment B.C., depicts unusual scenes from Scythian life of the pectoral’s lower tier - an image of a scene where and mythology, and is of superb artistry. a lion is tattering a boar, to the left of which is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting The pectoral resembles a crescent in shape and Works, the coin’s fine weight of 31,1 and the inscription consists of three tiers: the lower tier features animals, indicating metal and its fineness Ag 999, below against the middle one depicts flowers, and the upper one the backdrop of a floral ornament fragment from shows people. To this day, the pectoral’s intricate the pectoral’s middle tier is the coin’s face value 10/ details have not ceased to astound and impress ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias). people: every muscle, fiber, and fold in clothing has been carved with great precision. Reverse of the right coin as part of a rhombus is a conventionalized three-tier fragment of the pectoral Discovered in 1971 in a Scythian burial mound called (local gilding*), to the left of which against a matt the Thick Tomb in Dnipropetrovsk oblast by Ukrainian background, symbolizing the soil, are semicircular archeologist Borys Mozolevskyi, the pectoral legends: СКІФСЬКА/ЗОЛОТА ПЕКТОРАЛЬ/КУРГАН has become a symbol of Ukraine’s elite heritage, ТОВСТА МОГИЛА (Scythian/Golden Pectoral/Thick and has international significance. Tomb burial mound).

*Decoration element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0034 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 192 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The Pectoral Set

Scale 1:2

Put into circulation 23 December 2019

Face value (of each coin), hryvnias 10

Metal Ag 999

Weight (of each coin), g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm Lower coin Four-sided

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge (of each coin) Smooth

Mintage (of each coin),units Up to 4,000

Designer Engravers Computer-aided Nataliia Fandikova Anatolii Demianenko, design Volodymyr Demianenko Vitalii Andriianov

Four commemorative coins included in the Pectoral Set Obverse of the lower coin as part of a rhombus: above celebrate a golden breast decoration, a pectoral that is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, to the left of which belonged to a Scythian king. This ancient and unique is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and to the right is the piece of jewelry, which dates back to the 4th century coin issue year 2019, a conventionalized fragment B.C., depicts unusual scenes from Scythian life of the pectoral’s lower tier - an image of a scene where and mythology, and is of superb artistry. a horse is being tattered by a griffon, to the left of whose wings is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote The pectoral resembles a crescent in shape and Printing and Minting Works, the coin’s fine weight consists of three tiers: the lower tier features animals, of 31,1 and the inscription indicating metal and its the middle one depicts flowers, and the upper one fineness Ag 999, below against the backdrop of a floral shows people. To this day, the pectoral’s intricate ornament fragment from the pectoral’s middle tier details have not ceased to astound and impress is the coin’s face value 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias). people: every muscle, fiber, and fold in clothing has been carved with great precision. Reverse of the lower coin as part of a rhombus is a conventionalized three-tier fragment of the pectoral Discovered in 1971 in a Scythian burial mound called (local gilding*), below which against a matt background, the Thick Tomb in Dnipropetrovsk oblast by Ukrainian symbolizing the soil, are semicircular legends: archeologist Borys Mozolevskyi, the pectoral СКІФСЬКА/ЗОЛОТА ПЕКТОРАЛЬ/КУРГАН ТОВСТА has become a symbol of Ukraine’s elite heritage, МОГИЛА (Scythian/Golden Pectoral/Thick Tomb burial and has international significance. mound).

*Decoration element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0034 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 193 SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES 2019

The Pectoral Set

Scale 1:2

Put into circulation 23 December 2019

Face value (of each coin), hryvnias 10

Metal Ag 999

Weight (of each coin), g 31.1 (1 ounce)

Diameter, mm Left coin Four-sided

Quality Special uncirculated

Edge (of each coin) Smooth

Mintage (of each coin),units Up to 4,000

Designer Engravers Computer-aided Nataliia Fandikova Anatolii Demianenko, design Volodymyr Demianenko Vitalii Andriianov

Four commemorative coins included in the Pectoral Set Obverse of the left coin as part of a rhombus: above celebrate a golden breast decoration, a pectoral that is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, to the right of which belonged to a Scythian king. This ancient and unique is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) and to the left piece of jewelry, which dates back to the 4th century is the coin issue year 2019, a conventionalized B.C., depicts unusual scenes from Scythian life fragment of the pectoral’s lower tier - an image and mythology, and is of superb artistry. of a leopard, to the right of which is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works, The pectoral resembles a crescent in shape and the coin’s fine weight of 31,1 and the inscription consists of three tiers: the lower tier features animals, indicating metal and its fineness Ag 999, below the middle one depicts flowers, and the upper one against the backdrop of a floral ornament fragment shows people. To this day, the pectoral’s intricate from the pectoral’s middle tier is the coin’s face value details have not ceased to astound and impress 10/ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias). people: every muscle, fiber, and fold in clothing has been carved with great precision. Reverse of the left coin as part of a rhombus is a conventionalized three-tier fragment of the pectoral Discovered in 1971 in a Scythian burial mound called (local gilding*), to the right of which against a matt the Thick Tomb in Dnipropetrovsk oblast by Ukrainian background, symbolizing the soil, are semicircular archeologist Borys Mozolevskyi, the pectoral legends: СКІФСЬКА/ЗОЛОТА ПЕКТОРАЛЬ/КУРГАН has become a symbol of Ukraine’s elite heritage, ТОВСТА МОГИЛА (Scythian/Golden Pectoral/ and has international significance. Thick Tomb burial mound).

*Decoration element – local gilding, gold in fineness no less than 0.0034 g.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 194 UKRAINE’S ARMED FORCES SERIES 2019

Standing Guard over Life (dedicated to military medics)

Put into circulation 26 December 2019

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Nickel-plated zinc-based alloy

Weight, g 12.4

Diameter, mm 30.0

Quality Uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 1,000,000

Designer Engraver Computer-aided Liubov Androschuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk design Vitalii Andriianov

This coin celebrates military medics. These are people is a cross – a symbol of medicine – with the flames whose profession combines medical and military being surrounded by shards, which resemble knowledge. They wholeheartedly serve their homeland camouflage material and which symbolize the drama and, by saving the lives of its defenders every day, of war; beneath, between two shards, is the mint mark they perform the feat of showing mercy, valor and of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works. steadfastness. Reverse: there is the following stylized composition: Obverse: there are Ukraine’s small coat of arms a military medic administering medical aid to a wounded (to the left), the semicircular legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine) soldier while fighting is going on; there are smooth (above), the coin’s issue year 2019 (to the right), and silhouettes of a helicopter and a group of military the coin’s face value ДЕСЯТЬ ГРИВЕНЬ (ten hryvnias) officers taking a stretcher to the soldier (to the left); (semicircular, below); in the center is the following beneath is the following legend: НА ВАРТІ ЖИТТЯ stylized composition: flames, inside of which (standing guard over life).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 195 UKRAINE’S ARMED FORCES SERIES 2019

Ukrainian Peacekeeping Soldiers

Put into circulation 26 December 2019

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Nickel-plated zinc-based alloy

Weight, g 12.4

Diameter, mm 30.0

Quality Uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 1,000,000

Designer Engravers Computer-aided Nataliia Fandikova Volodymyr Atamanchuk, design Sviatoslav Ivanenko Vitalii Andriianov

This coin celebrates Ukrainian soldiers who have against a smooth background is the following stylized participated in peacekeeping operations. composition: against the backdrop of a globe are the continents and the coin’s face value 10/ГРИВЕНЬ Since 1992, about 40,000 Ukrainian servicepersons (10/hryvnias) (below); to the left is the coin’s issue have participated in international peacekeeping year 2019; to the right is the mint mark of the NBU’s operations. There are almost 330,000 reservists Banknote Printing and Minting Works; above is the in Ukraine, most of whom are Afghanistan veterans. following semicircular legend: УЧАСНИКАМ БОЙОВИХ Military officers who have performed peacekeeping ДІЙ НА ТЕРИТОРІЇ ІНШИХ ДЕРЖАВ (Ukrainian operations in Vietnam, Syria, Angola, Mozambique, peacekeeping soldiers). Egypt and other countries constitute a special group of military veterans. Reverse: surrounded by a floral ornament, against a smooth background, is the following legend: Obverse: there is Ukraine’s small coat of arms, ОБОВ’ЯЗОК/МУЖНІСТЬ/ПАМ’ЯТЬ (duty/valor/ above which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); memory).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 196 OTHER COINS SERIES 2019

The Soldier KrAZ-6322

Put into circulation 26 December 2019

Face value, hryvnias 10

Metal Nickel-plated zinc-based alloy

Weight, g 12.4

Diameter, mm 30.0

Quality Uncirculated

Edge Grooved

Mintage, units 1,000,000

Designer Engravers Liubov Androshchuk Volodymyr Atamanchuk, Sviatoslav Ivanenko

The coin commemorates the Soldier KrAZ-6322, Obverse: there is Ukraine’s small coat of arms a multipurpose all-wheel drive vehicle, designed (to the right, against a smooth background), below to transport personnel, various cargoes of military which is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine); against a matt units, special forces units, and the UN peacekeeping background is the stylized drawing of the vehicle in two forces. different perspectives, and the coin’s face value 10/ ГРИВЕНЬ (10/hryvnias) (below); to the left is the coin’s The Soldier KrAZ-6322 is the basic vehicle of the Armed issue year 2019 (against a smooth backdrop); to the right Forces of Ukraine, which may be used as a ballast prime is the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and mover to transport planes at airfields, artillery pieces, Minting Works. etc. It demonstrates exceptional off-road performance, maneuverability, and speed characteristics in extreme Reverse: there is an image of the Soldier KrAZ-6322, climatic and road conditions. moving upwards and leaving the tire tracks behind; on top there is the legend КРАЗ-6322/“СОЛДАТ” (KrAZ-6322/Soldier).

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 197 2019

Commemorative Coins Issued in 2019

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation

Outstanding 1 Bohdan Khanenko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 17 January 2019 personalities of Ukraine

100 Years of the Act Rebirth of Ukrainian 2 of Union – the Unity Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 January 2019 statehood of Ukrainian Lands

Fauna in Ukrainian 3 The Horse Ag 925 5 hryvnias 26 February 2019 cultural monuments

Architectural 4 Palanok Castle Ag 925 10 hryvnias 26 February 2019 monuments of Ukraine

Architectural 5 Palanok Castle Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 26 February 2019 monuments of Ukraine

Fauna in Ukrainian 6 The Ram Ag 925 5 hryvnias 14 March 2019 cultural monuments

The Issuing of a Tomos Spiritual treasures 7 on the Autocephaly of the Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 25 March 2019 of Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The Issuing of a Tomos Spiritual treasures 8 on the Autocephaly of the Ag 925 20 hryvnias 25 March 2019 of Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church

The Issuing of a Tomos Spiritual treasures 9 on the Autocephaly of the Au 900 100 hryvnias 25 March 2019 of Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church

10 The Cold Ravine Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 15 April 2019

Outstanding 11 Panas Saksahanskyi personalities Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 14 May 2019 of Ukraine

The 100 Years of the Odesa 12 Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 14 May 2019 Film Studio

The Mhar Savior- Architectural 13 Ag 925 10 hryvnias 21 May 2019 Transfiguration Monastery monuments of Ukraine

The Mhar Savior- Architectural 14 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 21 May 2019 Transfiguration Monastery monuments of Ukraine

Outstanding 15 Oleksii Pohorielov Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 3 June 2019 personalities of Ukraine

Flora and fauna 16 The White-Tailed Eagle Ag 925 10 hryvnias 10 July 2019 of Ukraine

Flora and fauna 17 The White-Tailed Eagle Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 10 July 2019 of Ukraine

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 198 COMMEMORATIVE COINS ISSUED IN 2019 2019

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation

Outstanding 18 Panteleimon Kulish Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 22 July 2019 personalities of Ukraine

The Issuing of a Tomos on the Autocephaly Spiritual treasures 19 Ag 999 50 hryvnias 22 July 2019 of the Ukrainian Orthodox of Ukraine Church

1,000 Years since the Rule 20 of Kyiv Prince Yaroslav Ukrainian princes Ag 925 20 hryvnias 6 August 2019 the Wise Began

21 Mother Earth Other coins Ag 925 10 hryvnias 20 August 2019

175 Years Since the Higher educational Establishment of Mykola 22 establishments Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 5 September 2019 Lysenko Lviv National of Ukraine Music Academy

The First Launch of the 23 Cosmic Ukraine Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 19 September 2019 Zenit-3SL Carrier Rocket

Outstanding 24 Ivan Trush Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 9 October 2019 personalities of Ukraine

The 75th Anniversary 25 World war II Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 22 October 2019 of Ukraine’s Liberation

Outstanding 26 Kazimir Malevich Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 5 November 2019 personalities of Ukraine

100 Years since the 27 Creation of Ukraine’s Other coins Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 5 November 2019 Dumka National Choir

28 The Horse The Ukrainian heritage Ag 925 2 hryvnias 20 November 2019

29 The Bird The Ukrainian heritage Ag 925 2 hryvnias 20 November 2019

30 The Walking Couple The Ukrainian heritage Ag 925 2 hryvnias 20 November 2019

Outstanding 31 Mykola Lukash Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 17 December 2019 personalities of Ukraine

Spiritual treasures 32 The Pectoral Ag 999 10 hryvnias 23 December 2019 of Ukraine

Spiritual treasures 33 The Pectoral Ag 999 10 hryvnias 23 December 2019 of Ukraine

Spiritual treasures 34 The Pectoral Ag 999 10 hryvnias 23 December 2019 of Ukraine

Spiritual treasures 35 The Pectoral Ag 999 10 hryvnias 23 December 2019 of Ukraine

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 199 COMMEMORATIVE COINS ISSUED IN 2019 2019

Put into № Name Series Metal Face value circulation

Standing Guard over Life Nickel-plated 36 Ukraine’s armed forces 10 hryvnias 26 December 2019 (dedicated to military medics) zinc-based alloy

Ukrainian Peacekeeping Nickel-plated 37 Ukraine’s armed forces 10 hryvnias 26 December 2019 Soldiers zinc-based alloy

Nickel-plated 38 The Soldier KrAZ-6322 Ukraine’s armed forces 10 hryvnias 26 December 2019 zinc-based alloy

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 200 Hryvnia Banknotes Issued in 2015–2019

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 201 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

100 Hryvnia Banknote Designed in 2014

Put into circulation On the banknote front side there is a self-portrait of Taras Shevchenko, 9 March 2015 which was painted in 1840–1841.

Face value, hryvnias Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861) was an outstanding Ukrainian poet, artist 100 and thinker, the founder of the new Ukrainian literature. His collection of poetry “Kobzar” has been translated into many languages. Banknote size, mm 75х142 On the banknote back side there is an image of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The dominant color of the banknote On 15 July 1834, the university inauguration took place. Taras yellow-olive Shevchenko worked as a teacher of drawing of the University school of painters, at the same time holding a post in the Archaeographic Commission of the University (an ad hoc commission for study and publishing of historical documents). In March of 1939, on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the birth of Taras Shevchenko, the University was named after him.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 202 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

Security Features

The banknote is printed on special tinted paper of light- Latent image (numerical indication of denomination): olive color, which is the dominant color of the images When the banknote is held at a sharp angle to the light on the banknote. at eye level, the denomination numerals become visible and are dark against light background if looked at from The paper contains a local multi-tone watermark, the long side or light against dark background if looked light watermark element, security threads and security at from the short side. fibers. Relief images are graphic images on the banknote Watermarks (visible when the banknote is held front which as a result of raised printing feel rough up to the light): a multi-tone watermark is a repeated to the touch: the sign for the partially sighted; fragment Taras Shevchenko’s portrait formed by the paper of the portrait, inscriptions and images. internal texture in different tones; light watermark element represents denomination figures (placed See-through element – the image of the denomination vertical in the lower right part of the multi-tone numerals that supplement each other and form the full watermark). image when the banknote is held up to the light.

SPARK element is the optically-variable image Orloff printing – special printing ensuring the abrupt of a painter palette with the kinetic effect. When transition of one color into another without ruptures the banknote is tilted, some areas of the image will and displacements of the image elements. gradually change color from golden to green. Rainbow printing – special printing ensuring the gradual Security thread – the polymer strip fully embedded transition of one color into another without ruptures in the paper, with the images of “100 ГРН”, and displacements of the image elements. the trident and underlined numerals “100” indicating the denomination, which are visible (normal and reverse Microtext – repeated inscriptions that can be read only images) through the magnifying glass. with magnifying glass.

Window security thread is a brown thread partially The serial numbers are printed in letterpress printing: embedded in the paper with the pronounced kinetic horizontally in the red ink and vertically (with the effect. There are images of the figures indicating changing height of the figures) in the black ink. denomination and hryvnia currency symbol Copy-evident pattern – thin lines of different geometric on the thread. When the banknote is tilted, shapes that form a moire pattern when copied the background image moves in the opposite or scanned. direction.

With a view to supporting cash circulation, the National Bank of Ukraine, on 17 December 2019, issued the UAH 100 hryvnia banknote designed in 2014 into circulation. This banknote features the signature of NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii and the year it was made – 2019.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 203 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

500 Hryvnia Banknote Designed in 2015

Put into circulation On the banknote front side there is a portrait of Hryhorii Skovoroda. 11 April 2016 Hryhorii Skovoroda (1722–1794). An outstanding Ukrainian philosopher, Face value, hryvnias poet, writer, enlightener, pedagogue and musician. He epitomized 500 the spiritual awakening of the Ukrainian society in the end of the XVIIIth century. Banknote size, mm 75x154 On the banknote back side there is the image of the Kyiv Mohyla Academy. The dominant color of the banknote Kyiv Mohyla Academy – the first higher education school beige in Ukraine founded in 1632; the largest centre of general education in the XVII-XVIIIth centuries. It trained teachers for Slavo-Greek-Latin academies, clerical educators and theological seminary teachers. H. Skovoroda was among the most famous alumni of the Kyiv Mohyla Academy.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 204 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

Security Features

The banknote is printed on special tinted paper of beige at eye level, the denomination numerals become visible color, which is the dominant color of the images on the and are dark against light background if looked at from banknote. the long side or light against dark background if looked at from the short side. The paper contains a local multi-tone watermark, light watermark element, security threads and security fibers. Relief images are graphic images on the banknote front which as a result of raised printing feel rough Watermarks (visible when the banknote is held up to the touch: the sign for the partially sighted, to the light): a multi-tone watermark is a repeated Hryhorii fragment of the portrait, inscriptions and images. Skovoroda’s portrait formed by the paper internal texture in different tones; light watermark element represents See-through element – the image of the denomination denomination figures (placed vertical in the lower right numerals that supplement each other and form the full part of the multi-tone watermark). image when the banknote is held up to the light.

SPARK element is the optically-variable image of an open Orloff printing – special printing ensuring the abrupt book with the kinetic effect. When the banknote transition of one color into another without ruptures is tilted, some areas of the image will gradually change and displacements of the image elements. the color from green to blue. Rainbow printing – special printing ensuring the gradual Security thread – the polymer strip fully embedded transition of one color into another without ruptures in the paper, with the images of “500 ГРН”, the trident and displacements of the image elements. and underlined numerals “500” indicating the denomination, which are visible (normal and reverse Microtext – repeated inscriptions that can be read only images) through the magnifying glass. with magnifying glass.

Window security thread is a dark grey thread partially The serial numbers are printed in letterpress printing: embedded in the paper with the pronounced kinetic horizontally in the red ink and vertically (with the effect. There are images of the figures indicating changing height of the figures) in the black ink. denomination and hryvnia currency symbol on the Copy-evident pattern – thin lines of different geometric thread. When the banknote is tilted, the background shapes that form a moire pattern when copied image moves in the opposite direction. or scanned. Latent image (numerical indication of denomination): When the banknote is held at a sharp angle to the light

With a view to supporting cash circulation, the National Bank of Ukraine, on 22 February 2019, issued the UAH 500 hryvnia banknote designed in 2015 into circulation. This banknote features the signature of NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii and the year it was made – 2018.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 205 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

20 Hryvnia Commemorative Banknote Designed in 2016

Put into circulation On the banknote front side there is a portrait of Ivan Franko. 1 September 2016 Ivan Franko (1856–1916) was a prominent Ukrainian writer, critic, Face value, hryvnias translator, opinion journalist, sociologist, ethnographer, historian 20 and philosopher, whose activities were guided by the idea of promoting the interests of Ukrainians and universal human values. Being a unique Banknote size, mm phenomenon, his works represent an entire spiritual epoch in Ukrainian 69x130 history and a significant contribution to world literature.

The dominant color On the banknote back side there is the image of the Lvyv Opera House. of the banknote green Lvyv Opera House was built in 1900 by the design of architect Z. Gorgolevsky.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 206 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

Security Features

The banknote is printed on the tinted paper of greenish to the touch: the sign for the partially sighted, fragment color, which is the dominant color of the images on the of the portrait, inscriptions and images. banknote. Latent image (numerical indication of denomination): The paper contains a local multi-tone watermark, light When the banknote is held at a sharp angle to the light watermark element, security threads and security fibers. at eye level, the denomination numerals become visible and are dark against light background if looked at from Watermarks (visible when the banknote is held up to the long side or light against dark background if looked the light): a multi-tone watermark is a repeated Ivan at from the short side. Franko’s portrait formed by the paper internal texture in different tones; light watermark element represents See-through element – the image of the denomination denomination figures (placed horizontally in the lower numerals that supplement each other and form the full right part of the multi-tone watermark). image when the banknote is held up to the light.

SPARK element is the optically-variable image Orloff printing – special printing ensuring the abrupt “160 років від дня народження” with the kinetic transition of one color into another without ruptures effect. When the banknote is tilted, some areas and displacements of the image elements. of the image will gradually change the color from purple to golden-green. Rainbow printing – special printing ensuring the gradual transition of one color into another without ruptures Security thread – the embedded polymer strip with the and displacements of the image elements. images of “20 ГРН”, the trident and the denomination “20” in two lines, which are visible (normal and reverse Microtext – repeated inscriptions that can be read only images) through the magnifying glass. with magnifying glass.

Window thread is a green polymer thread with diagonal The serial numbers are printed in letterpress printing: white lines partially embedded in the paper with the horizontally in the red ink and vertically (with the pronounced kinetic effect. When the banknote changing height of the figures) in the black ink. is tilted, the background image moves in the opposite Copy-evident pattern – thin lines of different geometric direction. shapes that form a moire pattern when copied Relief images are graphic images on the banknote or scanned. front which as a result of raised printing feel rough

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 207 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

20 Hryvnia Banknote Designed in 2018

Put into circulation On the banknote front side there is a portrait of Ivan Franko. 25 September 2018 Ivan Franko (1856–1916) was a prominent Ukrainian writer, critic, Face value, hryvnias translator, opinion journalist, sociologist, ethnographer, historian 20 and philosopher, whose activities were guided by the idea of promoting the interests of Ukrainians and universal human values. Being a unique Banknote size, mm phenomenon, his works represent an entire spiritual epoch in Ukrainian 69x130 history and a significant contribution to world literature.

The dominant color On the banknote back side there is the image of the Lvyv Opera House. of the banknote green Lvyv Opera House was built in 1900 by the design of architect Z. Gorgolevsky.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 208 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

Security Features

The banknote is printed on the tinted paper of greenish Latent image (numerical indication of denomination): color, which is the dominant color of the images on the When the banknote is held at a sharp angle to the light banknote. at eye level, the denomination numerals become visible and are dark against light background if looked at from The paper contains a local multi-tone watermark, light the long side or light against dark background if looked watermark element, security thread and security fibers. at from the short side.

Watermarks (visible when the banknote is held up to the See-through element – the image of the denomination light): a multi-tone watermark is a repeated Ivan Franko’s numerals that supplement each other and form the full portrait formed by the paper internal texture in different image when the banknote is held up to the light. tones; light watermark element represents denomination figures (placed vertical in the lower right part of the multi- Orloff printing – special printing ensuring the abrupt tone watermark). transition of one color into another without ruptures and displacements of the image elements. Optically variable element – a stylized image of a flower to the right of Ivan Franko portrait. When the banknote Rainbow printing – special printing ensuring the gradual is tilted, the color of the flower changes from crimson- transition of one color into another without ruptures and purple to olive green. displacements of the image elements.

Security thread – the embedded polymer strip with Microtext – repeated inscriptions that can be read only the images of “20 ГРН”, the trident and the denomination with magnifying glass. “20” in two lines, which are visible (normal and reverse images) through the magnifying glass. The serial numbers are printed in letterpress printing: horizontally in the red ink and vertically (with the Relief images are graphic images on the banknote front changing height of the figures) in the black ink. which as a result of raised printing feel rough to the touch: the sign for the partially sighted, fragment of the Copy-evident pattern – thin lines of different geometric portrait, inscriptions and images. shapes that form a moire pattern when copied or scanned.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 209 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

1,000 Hryvnia Banknote Designed in 2019

Put into circulation The front of the note features a portrait of Volodymyr Vernadskyi. 25 October 2019 Volodymyr Vernadskyi (1863–1945) was a famous Ukrainian scientist, Face value, hryvnias philosopher, natural scientist, and the founder of the scientific fields 1,000 of geochemistry, biogeochemistry and radiogeology. He was also one of the founders and the first president of the Ukrainian Academy Banknote size, mm of Sciences, which was established in 1918. 75x160 The back of the note features the Presidium of Ukraine’s National The dominant color Academy of Sciences. of the banknote blue The Presidium of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences was built in the 1850s to a design by architect Alexander Beretti. In 1892, a third floor was added to the building. Its facade features rustication and an attic decorative element with a cast-iron grid. The building was transferred to the Academy of Sciences in 1918.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 210 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

Security Features

The banknote is printed on special tinted light-blue Latent image (numerical indication of denomination): paper, which is the dominant color of the banknote. When the banknote is held at a sharp angle to the light at eye level, the denomination numerals become visible The paper contains a local multi-tone watermark, light and are dark against light background if looked at from watermark element, security threads and security fibers. the long side or light against dark background if looked at from the short side. Watermarks (visible when the banknote is held up to the light): a multi-tone watermark is a repeated Relief images are graphic images on the banknote Volodymyr Vernadskyi’s portrait formed by the paper front which as a result of raised printing feel rough internal texture in different tones; light watermark to the touch: the sign for the partially sighted, fragment element represents denomination figures (placed of the portrait, inscriptions and images. horizontal in the lower right part of the multi-tone watermark). See-through element – the image of the denomination numerals that supplement each other and form the full SPARK element is the optically-variable image image when the banknote is held up to the light. of a composition made of conventionalized fragments of a crystalline grid and a floral ornament, which has kinetic Orloff printing – special printing ensuring the abrupt effects. When the banknote is tilted, some areas of the transition of one color into another without ruptures image gradually change color from gold and displacements of the image elements. to jade green. Rainbow printing – special printing ensuring the gradual Security thread – the polymer strip fully embedded transition of one color into another without ruptures in the paper, with the images of “1000 ГРН”, and displacements of the image elements. the trident and underlined numerals “1000” indicating the denomination, which are visible (normal and reverse Microtext – repeated inscriptions that can be read only images) through the magnifying glass. with magnifying glass.

Window security thread is a magenta thread partially The serial numbers are printed in letterpress printing: embedded in the paper and has pronounced kinetic horizontally in the red ink and vertically (with the effects. There are images of the figures indicating changing height of the figures) in the black ink. denomination and the trident on the thread. When Copy-evident pattern – thin lines of different geometric the banknote is tilted, the background image moves shapes that form a moire pattern when copied in the opposite direction. or scanned.

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50 Hryvnia Banknote Designed in 2019

Put into circulation The front of the note features a portrait of Mykhailo Hrushevsky. 20 December 2019 Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866–1934) was the founder and president Face value, hryvnias of the Ukrainian People’s Republic, the chair of the Central Council, 50 a renowned historian, scientist, writer, civic and political activist, and a public figure. Banknote size, mm 72х136 The back of the note depicts the Central Council building.

The dominant color The Central Council building was constructed in 1911 to a design of the banknote by the famous Kyiv architect Pavlo Alioshyn. In this building, the Central magenta Council, the first national government of Ukraine, adopted its landmark universals.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 212 HRYVNIA BANKNOTES ISSUED IN 2015–2019

Security Features

The banknote is printed on special tinted magenta paper, at from the short side. which is the dominant color of the banknote images. Relief images are graphic images on the banknote The paper contains a multi-tone local watermark, a light front which as a result of raised printing feel rough watermark element, security thread and security fibers. to the touch: the sign for the partially sighted, fragment of the portrait, inscriptions and images. Watermarks (visible when the banknote is held up to the light): the multi-tone watermark is a repeated portrait of See-through element – the image of the denomination Mykhailo Hrushevsky formed by paper fibers numerals that supplement each other and form the full in different shades (lighter and darker than the paper); image when the banknote is held up to the light. the light watermark element is the numerical indication of the denomination (vertical, in the right bottom part of Orloff printing – special printing ensuring the abrupt the multi-tone watermark). transition of one color into another without ruptures and displacements of the image elements. Security thread – a polymer stripe, fully imbedded into the paper, on which the words “50 ГРН”, a trident, Rainbow printing – special printing ensuring the gradual and the underlined numeral “50” can be seen transition of one color into another without ruptures as direct and inverse images under a magnifying glass. and displacements of the image elements.

Optically variable element – a stylized image of a flag Microtext – repeated inscriptions that can be read only depicted to the right of Mykhailo Hrushevsky’s portrait. with magnifying glass. When the banknote is tilted, the image gradually The serial numbers are printed in letterpress printing: changes color from crimson-purple to olive-green. horizontally in the red ink and vertically (with the Latent image (numerical indication of denomination): changing height of the figures) in the black ink. When the banknote is held at a sharp angle to the light Copy-evident pattern – thin lines of different geometric at eye level, the denomination numerals become visible shapes that form a moire pattern when copied and are dark against light background if looked at from or scanned. the long side or light against dark background if looked

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 213 Hryvnia Banknotes of 2003–2007 Design Issued in 2015–2019

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 214 Hryvnia Banknotes of 2003–2007 Design Issued by the National Bank of Ukraine in 2015–2019

Indication of the Date of issuance Banknote image Issuance specifics banknote’s year into circulation of production

5 HRYVNIA BANKNOTE DESIGNED IN 2004

Facsimile signature of the NBU Governor Valeria “2015” 1 July 2015 Gontareva

10 HRYVNIA BANKNOTE DESIGNED IN 2006

Facsimile signature of the NBU Governor Valeria “2015” 11 April 2016 Gontareva

20 HRYVNIA BANKNOTE DESIGNED IN 2003

Facsimile signature of the NBU Governor Valeria “2016” 26 August 2016 Gontareva

50 HRYVNIA BANKNOTE DESIGNED IN 2004

Facsimile signature of the NBU Governor Valeria “2014” 1 July 2015 Gontareva

500 HRYVNIA BANKNOTE DESIGNED IN 2006

Facsimile signature of the NBU Governor Valeria “2015” 1 November 2015 Gontareva

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 215 Small-Denomination and Circulation Ukrainian Coins Issued in 2015–2019

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 216 CIRCULATION COINS ISSUED IN 2015–2019

1 Hryvnia Designed in 2015

Metal Aluminium bronze

Weight, g 6.8

Diameter, mm 26.0

Thickness, mm 1.85

Edge Inscription

Obverse: above Ukraine’s small coat of arms is depicted, Reverse depicts a conventionalized composition: below – year of mintage – 2015, framed with Old Rus soldier’s helmet and poppy flowers as remembrance ornament are three lines of the legend: УКРАЇНА/1/ symbol; the legends: 1945 to the left and 2015 to the ГРИВНЯ (UKRAINE/1/HRYVNIA), and the mint mark right; triangles symbolizing candle flames; and above – of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works the semicircular legend: 70 РОКІВ ПЕРЕМОГИ to the right. (70 Years of Victory).

1 Hryvnia Designed in 2018

Metal Low-carbon nickel-electroplated steel

Weight, g 3.3

Diameter, mm 18.9

Thickness, mm 1.7

Edge Grooved

Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; Reverse: there are an image of great Kyiv in the center, surrounded by an old Rus ornament Prince Volodymyr the Great and a circular are the legends: УКРАЇНА/1/ГРИВНЯ (UKRAINE/1/ legend ВОЛОДИМИР ВЕЛИКИЙ (VOLODYMYR HRYVNIA), and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote THE GREAT). Printing and Minting Works (to the right); beneath is the issue year – 2018.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 217 CIRCULATION COINS ISSUED IN 2015–2019

2 Hryvnias Designed in 2018

Metal Low-carbon nickel-electroplated steel

Weight, g 4.0

Diameter, mm 20.2

Thickness, mm 1.8

Edge Grooved

Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; Reverse: there are an image of great Kyiv Prince in the center, surrounded by an old Rus ornament Yaroslav the Wise and the circular legend are the legends: УКРАЇНА/2/ГРИВНІ (UKRAINE/2/ ЯРОСЛАВ МУДРИЙ (YAROSLAV THE WISE). HRYVNIAS), and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote Printing and Minting Works (to the right); beneath is the issue year – 2018.

5 Hryvnias Designed in 2018

Metal Nickel-electroplated zinc-based alloy

Weight, g 5.2

Diameter, mm 22.1

Thickness, mm 2.1

Edge Grooved in sectors

Obverse: above is Ukraine’s small coat of arms; Reverse: an image of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, in the center, surrounded by an old Rus ornament the great Hetman of Ukraine, and the semicircular are the legends: УКРАЇНА/5/ГРИВЕНЬ (UKRAINE/5/ legend “БОГДАН ХМЕЛЬНИЦЬКИЙ” (BOHDAN HRYVNIAS), and the mint mark of the NBU’s Banknote KHMELNYTSKYI) Printing and Minting Works (to the right); beneath is the issue year – 2018.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 218 SMALL-DENOMINATION COINS ISSUED INTO CIRCULATION IN 2015–2019

5 kopiikas

Metal Stainless steel

Weight, g 4.3

Diameter, mm 24.0

Thickness, mm 1.5

Edge Grooved

Ceased to be legal tender on 1 October 2019

10 kopiikas

Metal Low-carbon brass-plated steel

Weight, g 1.7

Diameter, mm 16.3

Thickness, mm 1.25

Edge Grooved

Obverse: there is Ukraine’s small coat of arms Reverse: in the center is the denomination numeral, (the trident) framed on both sides with an ornament below which is the legend КОПIЙОК (kopiikas). consisting of two oak leaves and two ears of wheat. The legend letters are horizontal at the top, while Three vertical awns sprout from each ear of wheat. being concave at the bottom. The denomination Above the coat of arms is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), numeral is placed is a stylized wreath made with the coin issue year and the mint mark of the NBU’s of leaves and berries. Banknote Printing and Minting Works being below the coat of arms. Both sides of the coin have a continuous embossed rim around them.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 219 SMALL-DENOMINATION COINS ISSUED INTO CIRCULATION IN 2015–2019

25 kopiikas

Metal Low-carbon brass-plated steel

Weight, g 2.9

Diameter, mm 20.8

Thickness, mm 1.35

Edge Grooved in sectors

50 kopiikas

Metal Low-carbon brass-plated steel

Weight, g 4.2

Diameter, mm 23.0

Thickness, mm 1.55

Edge Grooved in sectors

Obverse: there is Ukraine’s small coat of arms Reverse: in the center is the denomination numeral, (the trident) framed on both sides with an ornament below which is the legend КОПIЙОК (kopiikas). consisting of two oak leaves and two ears of wheat. The legend letters are horizontal at the top, while Three vertical awns sprout from each ear of wheat. being concave at the bottom. The denomination Above the coat of arms is the legend УКРАЇНА (Ukraine), numeral is placed is a stylized wreath made with the coin issue year and the mint mark of the NBU’s of leaves and berries. Banknote Printing and Minting Works being below the coat of arms. Both sides of the coin have a continuous embossed rim around them.

Banknotes and Coins of Ukraine 220 Chronology of Commemorative Coins Issued into Circulation in 2015–2019, Broken down by Thematic Series

Banknotes and Сoins of Ukraine 221 Chronology of Commemorative Coins Issued into Circulation in 2015–2019, Broken down by Thematic Series

№ Name Metal Face value Put into circulation

OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES

1 Halshka Hulevychivna Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 27 January 2015

2 Mykhailo Verbytskyi Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 4 March 2015

3 Yakiv Hnizdovskyi Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 31 March 2015

4 Petro Prokopovych Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 8 July 2015

5 Andrei Sheptytskyi Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 15 July 2015

6 Oleksandr Murashko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 2 September 2015

7 Ivan Karpenko-Karyi Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 14 September 2015

8 Sofia Rusova Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 18 February 2016

9 Ivan Mykolaichuk Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 15 June 2016

10 Mykhailo Hrushevsky Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 26 September 2016

11 Bohdan Stupka Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 19 December 2016

12 Tetiana Yablonska Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 21 February 2017

13 Mykola Kostomarov Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 20 April 2017

14 Josef Slipyj Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 20 June 2017

15 Ivan Aivazovsky Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 11 July 2017

16 Mykhailo Petrenko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 11 July 2017

17 Vasyl Remeslo Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 4 September 2017

18 Alexander Archipenko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 9 November 2017

19 Leonid Zhabotinsky Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 23 January 2018

20 Oleksandr Shalimov Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 23 January 2018

21 Liubomyr Huzar Ag 925 5 hryvnias 15 February 2018

22 Liubomyr Huzar Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 15 February 2018

23 Valentyn Hlushko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 25 July 2018

I Give My Heart to Children 24 (100th anniversary of the birth Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 3 September 2018 of V.O. Sukhomlynksyi)

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№ Name Metal Face value Put into circulation

25 Olha Avilova Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 3 September 2018

26 Ivan Nechui-Levytskyi Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 6 November 2018

27 Oleksii Kolomiichenko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 5 December 2018

28 Bohdan Khanenko Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 17 January 2019

29 Panas Saksahanskyi Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 14 May 2019

30 Oleksii Pohorielov Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 3 June 2019

31 Panteleimon Kulish Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 22 July 2019

32 Ivan Trush Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 9 October 2019

33 Kazimir Malevich Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 5 November 2019

34 Mykola Lukash Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 17 December 2019

HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES

150 Years of the Odesa Illia Mechnikov 35 Ag 925 5 hryvnias 28 April 2015 National University

150 Years of the Odesa Illia Mechnikov 36 Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 28 April 2015 National University

400 Years of the National University 37 Ag 925 5 hryvnias 15 September 2015 of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

400 Years of the National University 38 Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 15 September 2015 of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

100 Years of the National University 39 of Water Management and Natural Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 29 October 2015 Resources Use (city of Rivne)

50 Years Since the Establishment of the 40 Ag 925 5 hryvnias 23 June 2016 Ternopil National Economic University

50 Years Since the Establishment of the 41 Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 23 June 2016 Ternopil National Economic University

200 Years since the Establishment of the 42 Dokuchaiev Kharkiv National Agrarian Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 1 September 2016 University

70 Years of Kyiv National University 43 Ag 925 5 hryvnias 30 September 2016 of Trade and Economics

70 Years of Kyiv National University 44 Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 30 September 2016 of Trade and Economics

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№ Name Metal Face value Put into circulation

200 Years since the Establishment 45 Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 12 December 2016 of the Lviv Trade and Economic University

200 Years since the Establishment 46 of the Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 11 May 2017 Pedagogical University

100 Years since the Establishment 47 Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 24 October 2017 of Kherson State University

100 Years since the Establishment 48 of the National Academy of Fine Arts Ag 925 5 hryvnias 7 December 2017 and Architecture

100 Years since the Establishment 49 of the National Academy of Fine Arts Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 7 December 2017 and Architecture

100 Years since the Establishment 50 of Ivan Ohienko Kamianets-Podilsk Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 20 June 2018 National University

The 100 Years of Oles Honchar Dnipro 51 Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 25 July 2018 National University

100 Years since the Establishment 52 Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 28 August 2018 of Vernadsky Tavrida National University

100 Years since the Establishment 53 of Shupyk National Medical Academy Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 1 October 2018 of Postgraduate

175 Years Since the Establishment 54 of Mykola Lysenko Lviv National Music Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 5 September 2019 Academy

REBIRTH OF UKRAINIAN STATEHOOD SERIES

55 20 Years of the Constitution of Ukraine Ag 925 5 hryvnias 20 June 2016

56 20 Years of the Constitution of Ukraine Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 20 June 2016

57 The 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine Au 900 250 hryvnias 17 August 2016

58 The 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine Ag 925 20 hryvnias 17 August 2016

59 The 25 Years of Independence of Ukraine Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 August 2016

60 The Kingdom of Galicia Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 August 2016

61 The Kyiv Rus Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 August 2016

62 The Cossack State Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 August 2016

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№ Name Metal Face value Put into circulation

100 Years since the Ukrainain Revolution 63 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 22 March 2017 of 2017–1921

100 Years of the Act of Union – 64 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 January 2019 the Unity of Ukrainian Lands

HEROES OF COSSACK AGE SERIES

65 Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Ag 999 10 hryvnias 24 December 2015

TO THE HEROES OF THE MAIDAN SERIES

66 Euromaidan Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 18 February 2015

67 Revolution of Dignity Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 18 February 2015

68 Heavenly Hundred Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 18 February 2015

CHILDREN’S ZODIAC SERIES

69 Aquarius (Little Water Carrier) Ag 925 2 hryvnias 19 January 2015

70 Pisces (Little Fish) Ag 925 2 hryvnias 16 February 2015

71 Libra (Little Scales) Ag 925 2 hryvnias 21 September 2015

72 Scorpio (Little Scorpion) Ag 925 2 hryvnias 22 October 2015

73 Sagittarius (Little Archer) Ag 925 2 hryvnias 19 November 2015

74 Capricorn (Little Goat) Ag 925 2 hryvnias 18 December 2015

WORLD WAR II SERIES

75 70 Years of Victory. 1945–2015 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 5 May 2015

The 75th Anniversary of Ukraine’s 76 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 22 October 2019 Liberation

SPIRITUAL TREASURES OF UKRAINE SERIES

150 Years of the National Parliamentary 77 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 24 February 2016 Library of Ukraine

78 Theodosius of the Caves Ag 925 10 hryvnias 19 April 2016

150 Years since the Establishment 79 of the Taras Shevchenko National Ag 925 20 hryvnias 27 October 2017 Opera of Ukraine

150 Years since the Establishment 80 of the Taras Shevchenko National Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 27 October 2017 Opera of Ukraine

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The Issuing of a Tomos on 81 the Autocephaly of the Ukrainian Au 900 100 hryvnias 25 March 2019 Orthodox Church

The Issuing of a Tomos on 82 the Autocephaly of the Ukrainian Ag 925 20 hryvnias 25 March 2019 Orthodox Church

The Issuing of a Tomos on 83 the Autocephaly of the Ukrainian Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 25 March 2019 Orthodox Church

The Issuing of a Tomos on 84 the Autocephaly of the Ukrainian Ag 999 50 hryvnias 22 July 2019 Orthodox Church

85 The Pectoral Ag 999 10 hryvnias 23 December 2019

86 The Pectoral Ag 999 10 hryvnias 23 December 2019

87 The Pectoral Ag 999 10 hryvnias 23 December 2019

88 The Pectoral Ag 999 10 hryvnias 23 December 2019

UKRAINE’S ARMED FORCES SERIES

89 Day of Defender of Ukraine Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 12 October 2015

100 Years since the Founding of the First 90 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 23 November 2017 Ukrainian Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Regiment

Nickel-plated zinc-based 91 Defenders of Donetsk Airport 10 hryvnias 30 January 2018 alloy

Nickel-plated zinc-based 92 Ukrainian Volunteer Day 10 hryvnias 12 March 2018 alloy

100 Years since the Creation Nickel-plated zinc-based 93 10 hryvnias 18 April 2018 of the Ukrainian Navy alloy

Nickel-plated zinc-based 94 The Soldier KrAZ-6322 10 hryvnias 26 December 2019 alloy

Standing Guard over Life Nickel-plated zinc-based 95 10 hryvnias 26 December 2019 (dedicated to military medics) alloy

Nickel-plated zinc-based 96 Ukrainian Peacekeeping Soldiers 10 hryvnias 26 December 2019 alloy

OTHER COINS SERIES

97 120 Years of Kharkiv Zoo Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 15 April 2015

98 Kyiv Funicular Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 27 May 2015

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99 Oleshky sands Ag 925 10 hryvnias 23 September 2015

100 Oleshky sands Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 23 September 2015

101 260 Years of the Kyiv Military Hospital Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 7 December 2015

Remembrance for the Victims 102 Ag 925 10 hryvnias 12 Маy 2016 of Crimean Tatar Genocide

Remembrance for the Victims 103 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 12 Маy 2016 of Crimean Tatar Genocide

104 Horse-Drawn Tram Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 25 May 2016

The Struve Geodetic Arc 105 (to mark 200 years since the start Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 7 June 2016 of astrogeodetic work)

100 Years since the Battles Fought 106 by a Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 2 September 2016 on the Lysonia Mount

Ukraine: Non-permanent Member of the 107 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 7 September 2016 U.N. Security Council in 2016–2017

One Hundred Years since the Introduction 108 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 3 October 2016 of the Ukrainian Fire Engine

109 Ukraine Starts with You Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 12 October 2016

110 St. Nicholas Day Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 12 December 2016

111 Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 11 May 2017

125 Years since the Establishment 112 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 25 May 2017 of the Tram Service in Kyiv

400 Years since the Establishment 113 of the Lutsk Orthodox Fellowship Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 20 June 2017 of the True Cross

114 The Wheel of Life Ag 925 10 hryvnias 25 July 2017

500 Years since the Beginning 115 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 15 September 2017 of the Reformation

116 Archangel Michael Ag 999 1 hryvnia 12 October 2017

100 Years since the Establishment 117 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 24 October 2017 of the Maria Zankovetska Theater

100 Years since the Launch of the First 118 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 November 2017 Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar People

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№ Name Metal Face value Put into circulation

50 Years since the Foundation 119 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 26 December 2017 of the Ukrainian World Congress

100 Years since the Establishment 120 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 29 March 2018 of the Ukrainian Red-Cross Society

121 Digging up Potatoes Ag 925 10 hryvnias 22 Маy 2018

100 Years of Ukraine’s First 122 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 25 September 2018 Postage Stamps

100 Years since the Establishment of 123 Ag 925 20 hryvnias 10 October 2018 Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences

100 Years since the Establishment of 124 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 10 October 2018 Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences

125 100 Years of the Kobzar Choir Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 18 October 2018

126 The Era of Changes Ag 999 5 hryvnias 14 November 2018

127 The Era of Peace Ag 999 5 hryvnias 14 November 2018

128 The Era of Technologies Ag 999 5 hryvnias 14 November 2018

129 The Human, Time, Space Ag 999 5 hryvnias 14 November 2018

130 Christmas and New Year’s Eve Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 December 2018

131 The Cold Ravine Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 15 April 2019

132 The 100 Years of the Odesa Film Studio Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 14 May 2019

133 Mother Earth Ag 925 10 hryvnias 20 August 2019

100 Years since the Creation of Ukraine’s 134 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 5 November 2019 Dumka National Choir

UKRAINIAN PRINCES SERIES

135 Volodymyr the Great, Grand Duke of Kyiv Ag 925 20 hryvnias 24 July 2015

1,000 Years since the Rule of Kyiv 136 Ag 925 20 hryvnias 6 August 2019 Prince Yaroslav the Wise Began

UKRAINIAN AIRCRAFT SERIES

137 The АN-132 Ag 925 10 hryvnias 11 April 2018

138 The АN-132 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 11 April 2018

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№ Name Metal Face value Put into circulation

OBLASTS OF UKRAINE SERIES

Bimetallic: outer ring – copper-nickel alloy; 139 75 Years of the Chernivtsi Oblast 5 hryvnias 5 August 2015 center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – copper-nickel alloy; 140 70 Years of the Zakarpattia Oblast 5 hryvnias 14 January 2016 center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – 85 Years since the Establishment copper-nickel alloy; 141 5 hryvnias 25 July 2017 of Kyiv Oblast center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – 85 Years since the Establishment copper-nickel alloy; 142 5 hryvnias 22 August 2017 of Vinnytsia Oblast center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – 80 Years since the Establishment copper-nickel alloy; 143 5 hryvnias 10 October 2017 of Poltava Oblast center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – 80 Years since the Establishment copper-nickel alloy; 144 5 hryvnias 10 October 2017 of Khmelnytskyi Oblast center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – 85 Years since the Establishment copper-nickel alloy; 145 5 hryvnias 28 November 2017 of Odesa Oblast center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – 85 Years since the Establishment copper-nickel alloy; 146 5 hryvnias 28 November 2017 of Chernihiv Oblast center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – 85 Years since the Establishment copper-nickel alloy; 147 5 hryvnias 12 December 2017 of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – 85 Years since the Establishment copper-nickel alloy; 148 5 hryvnias 12 December 2017 of Kharkiv Oblast center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – 85 Years since the Establishment copper-nickel alloy; 149 5 hryvnias 26 December 2017 of Donetsk Oblast center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

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№ Name Metal Face value Put into circulation

Bimetallic: outer ring – copper-nickel alloy; 150 The Auto nomous Republic of Crimea 5 hryvnias 25 April 2018 center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – copper-nickel alloy; 151 City of Kyiv 5 hryvnias 20 December 2018 center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

Bimetallic: outer ring – copper-nickel alloy; 152 City of Sevastopol 5 hryvnias 26 December 2018 center – nordic gold (CuAl5Zn5Sn1)

ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENTS OF UKRAINE SERIES

The Dormition Cathedral in the City of 153 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 22 July 2015 Volodymyr-Volynskyi

154 Pidhirtsi Castle Ag 925 10 hryvnias 23 September 2015

155 Pidhirtsi Castle Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 23 September 2015

156 St. Nicholas Cathedral (City of Kyiv) Ag 999 10 hryvnias 19 December 2016

157 St. Nicholas Cathedral (City of Kyiv) Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 19 December 2016

158 Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle Ag 925 10 hryvnias 17 May 2017

159 Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 17 May 2017

160 St. Catherine’s Church in Chernihiv Ag 925 10 hryvnias 18 September 2017

161 St. Catherine’s Church in Chernihiv Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 18 September 2017

162 Medzhybizh Castle Ag 925 10 hryvnias 27 November 2018

163 Medzhybizh Castle Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 27 November 2018

164 Palanok Castle Ag 925 10 hryvnias 26 February 2019

165 Palanok Castle Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 26 February 2019

The Mhar Savior-Transfiguration 166 Ag 925 10 hryvnias 21 May 2019 Monastery

The Mhar Savior-Transfiguration 167 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 21 May 2019 Monastery

SPORTS SERIES

168 Games of the ХХХІ Olympiad Ag 925 10 hryvnias 28 April 2016

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169 Games of the ХХХІ Olympiad Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 28 April 2016

The 15th Summer Paralympic Games. 170 Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 21 November 2017 Rio de Janeiro

171 The ХХІІІ Olympic Winter Games Ag 925 10 hryvnias 10 January 2018

172 The ХХІІІ Olympic Winter Games Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 10 January 2018

173 ХІІ Paralympic Winter Games Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 18 October 2018

ANCIENT CITIES OF UKRAINE SERIES

475th Anniversary of the First Record 174 Ag 925 10 hryvnias 20 August 2015 of the City of Ternopil

475th Anniversary of the First Record 175 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 20 August 2015 of the City of Ternopil

176 Ancient Malyn Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 28 July 2016

177 Ancient Vyshhorod Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 30 August 2016

178 Ancient Drohobych Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 22 December 2016

179 Ancient Halych Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 22 August 2017

СHINESE CALENDAR SERIES

180 The Year of the Monkey Ag 925 5 hryvnias 10 December 2015

181 The Year of the Rooster Ag 925 5 hryvnias 9 December 2016

THE UKRAINIAN HERITAGE SERIES

Shchedryk (to mark 100 years since 182 Ag 925 20 hryvnias 5 January 2016 the first choral performance of the song)

Shchedryk (to mark 100 years since 183 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 5 January 2016 the first choral performance of the song)

184 Petrykivks Painting Ag 925 10 hryvnias 20 May 2016

185 Petrykivks Painting Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 20 May 2016

186 Kosiv Painting Style Ag 999 10 hryvnias 15 August 2017

187 Kosiv Painting Style Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 15 August 2017

188 The Horse Ag 925 2 hryvnias 20 November 2019

189 The Bird Ag 925 2 hryvnias 20 November 2019

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№ Name Metal Face value Put into circulation

190 The Walking Couple Ag 925 2 hryvnias 20 November 2019

COSMIC UKRAINE SERIES

60th Anniversary of the Launching 191 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 29 August 2017 of the First Earth Satellite

The First Launch of the Zenit-3SL 192 Nickel silver 5 hryvnias 19 September 2019 Carrier Rocket

FAUNA IN UKRAINIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS SERIES

193 The Wolf Ag 925 5 hryvnias 9 November 2016

194 The Deer Ag 925 5 hryvnias 9 November 2016

195 The Peacock Ag 925 5 hryvnias 9 November 2016

196 The Aurochs Ag 925 5 hryvnias 15 March 2017

197 The Lion Ag 925 5 hryvnias 11 April 2017

198 The Snake Ag 925 5 hryvnias 25 May 2017

199 The Boar Ag 925 5 hryvnias 27 February 2018

200 The Dolphin Ag 925 5 hryvnias 27 February 2018

201 The Horse Ag 925 5 hryvnias 26 February 2019

202 The Ram Ag 925 5 hryvnias 14 March 2019

FLORA AND FAUNA OF UKRAINE

203 Lady’s Slipper Orchid Ag 925 10 hryvnias 20 July 2016

204 Lady’s Slipper Orchid Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 20 July 2016

205 The Marbled Polecat Ag 925 10 hryvnias 1 June 2017

206 The Marbled Polecat Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 1 June 2017

207 The Dnieper Barbel Ag 925 10 hryvnias 5 June 2018

208 The Dnieper Barbel Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 5 June 2018

209 The White-Tailed Eagle Ag 925 10 hryvnias 10 July 2019

210 The White-Tailed Eagle Nickel silver 2 hryvnias 10 July 2019

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